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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 genus
Familiarity information: CONGENERICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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