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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"
   - correspondent
    
2. Corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
   "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"

See also: analogously, analogy, similar

Antonym: heterologous, homologous

Encyclopedia: Analogous