congeneric
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The point to be made here is simply this: If the species in question are to be considered congeneric then it might reasonably be expected that they would display some similarity in nidification and egg-laying.
From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Robert L. Merz
Suffice it to say, that he frankly accepts the inferences derived from the whole course of observation, and contemplates a probable historical connection between congeneric species.
From Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism by Asa Gray
Two genera of pocket gophers should be congeneric.
From An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoac?n, M?xico by Bernardo Villa R.
He had allowed some years to pass since Davy's brilliant discovery of potassium and its congeneric metals, without a word about them in his lectures.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
Isotypical: a genus described from more than one species, all of which are congeneric.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
