congenerous
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If I admire when I see how much congenerous birds love to congregate, I am the more struck when I see incongruous ones in such strict amity.
From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Henry Morley
How diversified are the modes of life, not only of incongruous, but even of congenerous animals; and yet their specific distinctions are not more various than their propensities.
From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 by Henry Morley
But other congenerous vegetables differ so widely in their time of flowering that we cannot but admire.
From The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White
If I admire when I see how much congenerous birds love to congregate, I am the more struck when I see incongruous ones in such strict amity.
From The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White
Adj. included, including &c. v.; inclusive; congener, congenerous; of the same class &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
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