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CONGENERICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does congenerical mean? 

CONGENERICAL (adjective)
  The adjective CONGENERICAL has 1 sense:

1. belonging to the same genusplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CONGENERICAL (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))


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