analogous
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英英释意
- 1. similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar;
- "brains and computers are often considered analogous"
- "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat"
- 2. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin;
- "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"