Congener

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Congener \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.
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           The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel,
           to which it is a congener.               --P. Miller.
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           Our elk is more polygamous in his habits than any other
           deer except his congener, the red deer of Europe.
                                                    --Caton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  congener
       n : an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as
           related by common descent or by membership in the same
           genus) [syn: {relative}, {congenator}]