\Con"ge*ner\ (?; 277), n. [From L. congener. See
{Congenerous}.]
A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied
in nature, character, or action.
      The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel,
      to which it is a congener.               --P. Miller.
      Our elk is more polygamous in his habits than any other
      deer except his congener, the red deer of Europe.
                                               --Caton.