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Conspecific vs Congener - What's the difference?

conspecific | congener |

As nouns the difference between conspecific and congener

is that conspecific is an organism belonging to the same species as another while congener is a plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.

As an adjective conspecific

is (taxonomy) relating to the same species.

conspecific

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (taxonomy) relating to the same species

    • Antonyms

    * allospecific

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism belonging to the same species as another

    • Derived terms

    * conspecificity

    congener

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.
  • A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another.
  • (chemistry) Any of a group of structurally-related compounds.
  • Any of several alcohols, other than ethanol, that are found in fermented and distilled alcoholic drinks, and are partially responsible for their flavour and character.

    • Synonyms

    * cogener

    Related terms

    * congeneric * congenerous