congeneric
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The seats, however, of barbarous hordes, in a waste and almost desert country, are seldom stationary for any continuance; and the Ballogees and Sewees are probably congeneric tribes, much intermixed, and having no fixed boundaries.
There is no reason why these two birds should be considered congeneric, except a general similarity in colour and habits.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
He arrives at this conclusion from a geographical survey of what he would call the "whole field of distribution," and "the probable historical connection between these congeneric species."
From Life: Its True Genesis by Wright, R. W.
This marked difference of habit between congeneric species so closely allied as the two Bustards is very curious.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
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 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
