Adjective : ANALOGOUS
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar" ;
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2. (
) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous" ;
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