congener

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Unlike his congener the brown bear, the grizzly cannot climb a tree, and knowing this I fancied myself safe.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.

Like his brown congener of Europe he has a sweet tooth, and is greatly given to honey.

From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist

The latter may be taken as an illustrative example of his class, and his ways are identical with those of his ancient sacred congener and present inhabitant of Egypt.

From Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things by Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton)

The total effect is to lend to the blown-out �thalium a woolly appearance, entirely unlike that of its congener under the same conditions.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

The alpine chough is somewhat smaller than its congener, and is easily distinguished by its shorter and bright yellow bill.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various