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a•nal•o•gous
Pronunciation: (u-nal'u-gus), [key]—
adj.
1. having analogy; corresponding in some particular:
A brain and a computer are analogous.
2. Biol.corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird.
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