Definition of analogous

Overview of adj analogous

The adj analogous has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (6) analogous, correspondent

(similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar")

2. analogous

(corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous")