congener
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The Bornean bear is also the smallest of the family—in size, being even less than his near congener, the Malayan bear; though resembling the latter in many particulars.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist
Other species of Lycoperdon have been eaten when young, and we have been assured by those who have made the experiment, that they are scarcely inferior to their larger congener.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
But there are some very curious points in the history of the “edolio,” which it does not share with its European congener.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
Nevertheless, it is probably true, as Mr. Lowell says, that Cowper is the nearest congener of Rousseau in our language.
From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
Are the bears of South America?—the sloth bear of India and Ceylon?—the bruang of Borneo?—and his near congener, the bruang of Java and Sumatra?
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist
