അർത്ഥം : Similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar.
ഉദാഹരണം :
Brains and computers are often considered analogous.
Salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar.
പര്യായപദങ്ങൾ : correspondent
അർത്ഥം : Corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin.
ഉദാഹരണം :
The wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous.
Having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function.
The wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous.