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nounan 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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nouna minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive charactertype of:
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nouna whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another
Examples of congener
- "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"
- "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"