n.
Pronunciation: ' kän-j ə -n ə r, k ə n- ' j ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, of the same kind, from com- + gener-, genus kind ― more at KIN
Date: circa 1736
1 : a member of the same taxonomic genus as another plant or animal
2 : a person, organism, or thing resembling another in nature or action <the New England private schools and their congener s west of the Alleghenies ― Oliver La Farge>
3 : a chemical substance related to another
– con · ge · ner · ic \ ˌ kän-j ə - ' ner-ik \ adjective
– con · ge · ner · ous \ k ə n- ' j ē -n ə -r ə s, - ' je-n ə -, ( ˌ )kän- \ adjective