congener
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Nevertheless, it is probably true, as Mr. Lowell says, that Cowper is the nearest congener of Rousseau in our language.
From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
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 Gray, Peter
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 Zwecker, Johann Baptist
Ye fulsome diving dados, would ye were Extinct as your vocabular congener!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 by Various
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 Reid, Mayne
