congener
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The song in quality and general cast is like that of its congener, the water-accentor, which, however, I believe is never delivered on the wing.
From Ways of Nature by John Burroughs
Gymnogongrus has two British species, one much resembling Chondrus crispus, already named, of which it was formerly considered a congener.
From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Peter Gray
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
It is the handsomest of our Woodpeckers, having brighter tints than its congener of the plains, Colaptes agricola.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
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
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
Pot stills result in a spirit that often contains a more complex mixture of 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
They were, in fact, those splendid trees, the giants of the extra-tropical zone, the congeners of the Australian and New Zealand eucalyptus, both situated under the same latitude as Lincoln Island.
From Abandoned by Jules Verne
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