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Congener Common

Congener has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character

2

an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

3

a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another

"lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"

"the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"

4

A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
chemical organism whole
Rhyming Words
ner oner tiner inner saner niner avner viner boner liner doner runer ziner toner epner awner fener naner owner exner
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