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analogous
01
able to be compared with another thing due to sharing a similar feature, nature, etc.
Example
The structure of a bird 's wing is analogous to that of a bat's wing, despite their evolutionary differences.
The concept of supply and demand in economics is analogous to the law of cause and effect in physics.
02
corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
Word Family
analog
Noun
analogous
Adjective
analogously
Adverb
analogously
Adverb
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