consimilar

adjective

con·​similar

(ˈ)kän,

kən+

: sharing in similarity or being entirely similar

specifically : having both valves alike

consimilar diatoms

consimilarity

(ˈ)kän

kən+

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English consimile (from Middle English, from Latin consimilis entirely similar, from com- + similis similar) + -ar

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