Adjective: congeneric ,kón-ju'ne-rik
- Belonging to the same genus
"Lions and tigers are congeneric species";
- congenerical [rare], congenerous [rare]
- An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
"Lions and tigers are congenerics, both belonging to the genus Panthera";
- relative, congener, congenator
Derived forms: congenerics
Encyclopedia: Congeneric