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Comparative
more analogous
Superlative
most analogous
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able to be compared with another thing due to sharing a similar feature, nature, etc.
- The structure of a bird's wing is analogous to that of a bat's wing, despite their evolutionary differences.
- The concept of supply and demand in economics is analogous to the law of cause and effect in physics.
- The function of a heart in a human body is analogous to the function of a pump in a hydraulic system.
- The patterns of behavior in different animal species can be analogous, revealing common instincts and adaptations.
- The way a computer processes information is analogous to the workings of the human brain.
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corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
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