congener

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The chipper's congener, the field sparrow, is less neighborly than he, but a much better musician.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford

Eastward of the range of the present species its place is taken by its congener C. caniceps, which is easily recognized by wanting the black hood and white ear-coverts of the British bird.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

Unlike his congener the brown bear, the grizzly cannot climb a tree, and knowing this I fancied myself safe.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.

Yet, while shunned as near neighbours, it appears certain that the vultures perform services of value to their nobler congener.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

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 Zwecker, Johann Baptist