CONGENERIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does congeneric mean? 

• CONGENERIC (noun)
  The noun CONGENERIC has 1 sense:

1. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

  Familiarity information: CONGENERIC used as a noun is very rare.

• CONGENERIC (adjective)
  The adjective CONGENERIC has 1 sense:

1. belonging to the same genus

  Familiarity information: CONGENERIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONGENERIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

congenator; congener; congeneric; relative

Hypernyms ("congeneric" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

• CONGENERIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Belonging to the same genus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

congeneric; congenerical; congenerous

Pertainym:

congener (an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus))