a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) पर्याय: relative, congenator, congeneric,
a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character