congener
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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
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
It is well known in different portions of Continental Europe, and is frequently figured in contrast with its very poisonous congener, Amanita muscaria, or "False Orange," commonly known as the "Fly Amanita," or "Fly-Killer."
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
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 Mayne Reid
The legs of the bontebok are white from the knee down, while those of his congener are only white on the insides—the outsides being brown.
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
But can these congeners induce true allergic reactions?
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 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
Whatever you think you’ve read about congeners and sulphites and wine before beer, it’s all twaddle.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2017
Servian, ser′vi-an, n. a native of Servia: the language of Servia, belonging to the southern division of the Slav tongues, its nearest congeners Bulgarian, Slovenian, and Russian.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
