近きん縁えん属ぞく

noun

related genera; associated species

Technical term used in biology and taxonomy to refer to genera that are closely related evolutionarily or taxonomically.

• この植しょく物ぶつは近きん縁えん属ぞくの種しゅと形けい態たいがよく似にている。

  This plant closely resembles species of related genera in morphology.

• 近きん縁えん属ぞくとの比ひ較かくから進しん化かの過か程ていを推すい測そくできる。

  By comparing with related genera, we can infer the evolutionary process.