congener
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Its bill, also, is smaller and less powerful than that of its congener.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
The alpine chough is somewhat smaller than its congener, and is easily distinguished by its shorter and bright yellow bill.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The latter is a better shaped fish than its congener, can swim more rapidly, and is altogether of a more active habit.
From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Reid, Mayne
The great wolf is also found there, and his lesser and more cowardly congener, the coyote; but no more bears—grizzly or other—nor sign of them.
From The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora by Reid, Mayne
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
This dual capacity distinguishes us from other species which, to learn a new task, need numerous trials accompanied by positive or negative reinforcement signals, without being able to communicate it to their congeners.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
The type of still will influence the beverages’ final flavor, because pot stills often do not separate the congeners as precisely as column stills do.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
Yeast fermentation yields other byproducts besides alcohol and carbon dioxide, including flavor compounds called congeners.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
Whatever you think you’ve read about congeners and sulphites and wine before beer, it’s all twaddle.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2017
The Indian polyp, like all its congeners, is attracted by light, but it is more strongly repelled by heat.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson