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analogous
/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/
adjective
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
Similar: comparable, correspondent, like, parallel, similar
Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
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