complemental
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The word "great" in his code should have been "gage," and its complemental words "of battle."
From Whirligigs by Henry, O.
The males differ in every point of detail, from the complemental males of S. vulgare, but yet present so close a general resemblance, that a comparative description will be most convenient.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Adj. reciprocal, mutual, commutual†, correlative, reciprocative, interrelated, closely related; alternate; interchangeable; interdependent; international; complemental, complementary.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
In the parasitic complemental male of S. vulgare, I also most plainly saw spermatozoa.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
The two are complemental and necessary to each other.
From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)
