Congener may refer to: *

Congener (biology) Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species. Biochemist Linus Pauling stated that "Biological specificity is the set of characteristics of living organism ...

, organisms within the same genus *

Congener (chemistry) In chemistry, congeners are chemical substances "related to each other by origin, structure, or function". Common origin and structure Any significant quantity of a polyhalogenated compound is by default a blend of multiple molecule types becaus ...

, related chemicals, e.g., elements in the same group of the periodic table *

Congener (beverages) In the alcoholic beverages industry, congeners are substances produced during fermentation other than the desired type of alcohol (ethanol). These substances include small amounts of chemicals such as methanol and other alcohols (known as fusel ...

, a substance other than ethanol produced during the fermentation of alcoholic beverages

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Agabus congener ''Agabus congener'' is a species of predatory beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe) and the Near East. In Europe, it is only found in Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Great Britain including Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides and Isle o ...

'', a beetle in the family Dytiscidae * ''

Amata congener ''Amata congener'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more t ...

'', a moth in the family Erebidae * ''

Amyema congener '' Amyema congener'', commonly known as the variable mistletoe, is a species of flowering plant, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae from eastern Australia. It is found on members of the genera '' Allocasuarina'', '' Aca ...

'', a flowering plant in the family Loranthaceae * ''

Arthroplea congener ''Arthroplea congener'' is a species of mayflies belonging to the family Heptageniidae. It is native to Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by th ...

'', a mayfly in the family Arthropleidae * ''

Elaphropus congener ''Elaphropus congener'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are f ...

'', a ground beetle in the family Carabidae * ''

Gemmula congener ''Gemmula congener'', common name Melvill's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. Synonyms * ''Gemmula congener cosmoi'' (Sykes, 1930): synonym of '' Gemmula cosmoi'' (Sykes, 1930) * ...

'', a sea snail in the family Turridae * ''

Heterachthes congener ''Heterachthes congener'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, ...

'', a beetle in the family Cerambycidae * ''

Lestes congener ''Lestes congener'' is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common name spotted spreadwing. Description ''Lestes congener'' can reach a length of in males, while females are smaller, reaching a le ...

'', a damselfly in the family Lestidae * ''

Megacyllene congener ''Megacyllene congener'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, ...

'', a beetle in the family Cerambycidae * ''

Potamarcha congener ''Potamarcha congener'' is also known as the yellow-tailed ashy skimmer, common chaser, or swampwatcher. It is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, and was first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1842, almost fifty years before ...

'', a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae

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