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congener

[kon-juh-ner] / ˈkɒn dʒə nər /


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Its habits, too, are much the same, so that little can be said of it which does not equally apply to its congener.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns

The paroquet had already joined the macaw, and, as if in imitation of its great congener, flew fluttering among the top branches, in a state of the wildest excitement!

From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Mayne Reid

They require to be so: since an encounter with a full-grown jaguar is but little less dangerous than with his striped congener of the Indian jungles.

From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Johann Baptist Zwecker

It is also of a gentler disposition than its congener, smaller in size, and never preys upon other animals.

From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Johann Baptist Zwecker

The giant bulk and terrible teeth of his usual form are the universal attributes of his congener.

From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by M. Frere

This dual capacity distinguishes us from other species which, to learn a new task, need numerous trials accompanied by positive or negative reinforcement signals, without being able to communicate it to their congeners.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024

One of these fractions is called the “hearts,” containing mostly ethanol and water, but also small amounts of congeners, which play a big role in the final flavor of the product.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023

The type of still will influence the beverages' final flavor, because pot stills often do not separate the congeners as precisely as column stills do.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023

Whatever you think you’ve read about congeners and sulphites and wine before beer, it’s all twaddle.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2017

The ant and mosquito plagues of the coast jungles can hardly be over-estimated, but the virulence of their larger congeners is frequently and grossly exaggerated.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various


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