congênere
See also: congenere, congénere, and congénère
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- congénere (European spelling)
Etymology
From Latin com- (“same”) + genus (“kind”). Cognate with Spanish congénere, Italian congenere, French congénère.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ˈʒe.ne.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: con‧gê‧ne‧re
Adjective
congênere m or f (plural congêneres, comparable)
- (Brazilian spelling, biology) congeneric: pertaining to the same genus
- (Brazilian spelling) of the same genre, type, class, species etc.; like, similar, comparable
Noun
congênere m, f (plural congêneres)
- (Brazilian spelling) congener, peer, an individual of the same sort