Definitions for congener

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congener con·ge·ner

Spelling: [kon-juh-ner]

IPA: /ˈkɒn dʒə nər/

Congener is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 144 anagrams from letters in congener (ceegnnor).

Definitions for congener

noun

1. a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.
2. a plant, animal, fungus, etc., belonging to the same genus as another.
3. Also, congeneric. a secondary product formed in alcohol during fermentation that determines largely the character of the final liquor.

Origin of congener

1720-30; Latin, equivalent to con- con- + gener- (stem of genus); see genus, general

Examples for congener

He is not a climber and a haunter of the woods, like his congener.

Unlike its congener, the Skylark, this bird is limited to certain localities in our islands.

A bottle of Budweiser has six times the congener content of a Long Island iced tea, but about two-thirds the amount of alcohol.

The bird is noisy and tuneful in the twilight like his American congener.

Its bill, also, is smaller and less powerful than that of its congener.

Like its congener, A. fornax is reported only from the hotter parts of Texas.

Its geographical range is more extensive than that of its congener.

It is probable that he devotes more hours to his toil than his American congener.

It is more dependent on shade and moisture than its congener.

It has a strong, clear warble, which at once suggests the song of its congener.