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congeneric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
con-gener-ic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to congeners (organisms of the same genus)

noun

Alternative form of congener.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin congenerlbor. French congénèrebor. English congener Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English congeneric From congener + -ic.

Inflected Forms

congenerics (plural)

Derived Forms

congenericity

Synonyms

congenerical congenerous relative congener congenator

Questions

What does congeneric mean?
Of or pertaining to congeners (organisms of the same genus)
Where does congeneric come from?
Etymology tree Latin congenerlbor. French congénèrebor. English congener Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English congeneric From congener + -ic.

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