congener
Example Sentences
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Yet, while shunned as near neighbours, it appears certain that the vultures perform services of value to their nobler congener.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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
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.
The giant bulk and terrible teeth of his usual form are the universal attributes of his congener.
From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Frere, M.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
