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congeneric

[kon-juh-ner-ik] / ˌkɒn dʒəˈnɛr ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
kindred
Synonyms
STRONG
agnate cognate incident kin parallel
WEAK
affiliated akin alike allied analogous congenial connate connatural consanguine germane homogeneous likable related similar
Antonyms
STRONG
dissimilar
WEAK
irrelevant noncorresponding unaffiliated
ADJECTIVE
like
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alike comparable related
STRONG
agnate allied allying approximating close cognate conforming consonant corresponding double equal equaling equivalent jibing matching near parallel relating resembling same twin uniform
WEAK
according to akin analogous approximative carbon-copy coextensive commensurate compatible congenerous consistent homologous identical in the manner of much the same not far from not unlike on the order of selfsame such undifferentiated
Antonyms
STRONGEST
different dissimilar unlike
STRONG
away changing divergent far inconsistent mismatched unalike unequal unfriendly variable

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Congeneric: applied to a species agreeing in all characters of generic value with others compared with it.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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