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Analogous

  1. adjective

    similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

    “brains and computers are often considered analogous”

    Similar: correspondent

  2. adjective

    corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

    “the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous”

Word family

analogously

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Word parts

-ous