congeneric

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We have evidence that these ancient animals possessed the same senses as their congeneric races now on the globe.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward

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)

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.

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 Gray, Asa

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