| 释义 |
con·ge·ner
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 |