congener
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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 Walter J. Buck
Are the bears of South America?—the sloth bear of India and Ceylon?—the bruang of Borneo?—and his near congener, the bruang of Java and Sumatra?
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Johann Baptist Zwecker
The chipper's congener, the field sparrow, is less neighborly than he, but a much better musician.
From Birds in the Bush by Bradford Torrey
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 Mayne Reid
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
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
One of these fractions is called the “hearts,” containing mostly ethanol and water, but also small amounts of congeners, which play a big role in the final flavor of the product.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
One of these fractions is called the "hearts," containing mostly ethanol and water, but also small amounts of congeners, which play a big role in the final flavor of the product.
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 food of this species is chiefly minute seeds and tender buds; they also swallow large caterpillars and spiders, but do not, like their congeners, eat hard insects.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
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