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Princeton's WordNet

  1. congeneric, congenerical, congenerousadjective

    belonging to the same genus

Wiktionary

  1. congenerousadjective

    Having the same (kind of) origin or action

  2. congenerousadjective

    Belonging to the same taxonomic genus; congeneric

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Congenerousadjective

    Of the same kind; arising from the same original.

    Etymology: congener, Latin.

    Those bodies, being of a congenerous nature, do readily receive the impressions of their nature. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    From extreme and lasting colds proceeds a great run of apoplexies, and other congenerous diseases. John Arbuthnot, on Air.

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  1. congenerous

    Congenerous refers to things that belong to the same class, group, category or taxonomic family. It’s often used in a biological context but can be applied generally to any items or beings that share common characteristics or origins.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Congenerousadjective

    allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous diseases

  2. Etymology: [L. congener; con- + genus, generis, birth, kind, race. See Genus, and cf. Congener.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of congenerous in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of congenerous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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