congener
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It is also of a gentler disposition than its congener, smaller in size, and never preys upon other animals.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Johann Baptist Zwecker
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 Johann Baptist Zwecker
Although published information on T. ornata is scant, a considerable amount of information is available concerning its congener, T. carolina.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
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 Charles A. Beach
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
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
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
In habits it differs considerably from most of its congeners, in that it is not given to congregate with others of its kind, and that it resorts to inland waters rather than to the sea.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
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