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English adjective: analogous | |||
| 1. | analogous similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar | ||
| Samples | Brains and computers are often considered analogous. Salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar. | ||
| Synonyms | correspondent | ||
| Similar | similar | ||
| Antonyms | dissimilar | ||
| 2. | analogous corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin | ||
| Samples | The wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous. | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| Antonyms | heterologic, heterological, heterologous, homologous | ||
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