congener

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In shape, colour, and many of his habits, the Syrian bear differs essentially from his brown congener; and his dwelling-place—instead of being in forest-covered tracts—is more generally in open ground or among rocks.

From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist

Ye fulsome diving dados, would ye were Extinct as your vocabular congener!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 by Various

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 Frere, M.

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

The latter may be taken as an illustrative example of his class, and his ways are identical with that of his ancient sacred congener and present inhabitant of Egypt.

From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various