adjective
- belonging to the same genus; of or relating to organisms that share a common genus in biological classification
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- Lions and tigers are congenerous animals, both belonging to the genus Panthera.
- The researcher studied congenerous species to understand evolutionary relationships.
- Congenerous plants often share similar morphological features.
- These congenerous organisms diverged millions of years ago.
- The botanist compared congenerous specimens from different continents.