I. ˈkänjənə(r), kənˈjēn-, (ˈ)kän|jēn- noun
also co·ge·ner ˈkōjən-, (ˈ)kō|jēn-
( -s )
Etymology: Latin, of the same race or kind, from com- + gener-, genus birth, kind, race — more at kin
: one that bears relationship to another: as
a. : a member of the same genus as another plant or animal
the lion and its smaller congeners, the lynx and domestic cat
b. : a person or thing resembling or suggesting another in nature, character, or action
the living townspeople and their congeners in the churchyard
the New England private schools and their congeners west of the Alleghenies — Oliver La Farge
c. : a chemical subtance related to another (as a derivative or an element in the same group of the periodic table as another element)
d. : a secondary product (as an aldehyde or ester) retained in an alcoholic beverage (as whiskey) and significant in the determination of the final characteristics of the beverage — called also congeneric
e. : cognate II b
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin
: congeneric