congener

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Its habits, too, are much the same, so that little can be said of it which does not equally apply to its congener.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

It is then that the sea-trout is found to be a valuable substitute for his larger congener of the river, to whom he is only second in affording excellent sport.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 by Various

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 Zwecker, Johann Baptist

It is of a darker blue colour, but spotted like its congener, each feather having from four to six spots upon it.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

The chipper's congener, the field sparrow, is less neighborly than he, but a much better musician.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford