People of the same gender are conspecifics.
The Latin word congĕner came into our language as congénere . It is an adjective that qualifies something of the same genus or origin , or that arises from an identical derivation .
For example: “Many animals feel sad about the death of a fellow animal,” “I think all fellow animals should join this fight,” “I know that the opposition will always criticize our projects, what I can't understand is that some fellow humans join their game and try to put stones in our path.”
What are congeners?
It can be said that men are conspecifics with each other , just like women. Continuing with this reasoning, it can be stated that Lionel Messi , Brad Pitt and Ricky Martin are conspecifics: all three belong to the male gender. In turn, Paulina Rubio , Julia Roberts and Rigoberta Menchú are also peers. On the other hand, Lionel Messi and Julia Roberts , or Brad Pitt and Paulina Rubio , are not congeners if we take into account the gender difference.
The idea of congener, on the other hand, is usually used with respect to animals that are part of the same species . If a wolf walking through a forest encounters another member of its species that is injured and approaches to try to help it, it could indicate that the wolf is seeking to assist its fellow wolf.
Other uses of the term
Conspecifics can also be individuals who belong to the same area, environment or group . The members of a political party, the members of a union group and the activists of a certain cause are congeners with those who are located as a whole.
Furthermore, we cannot forget to emphasize that in the field of health and specifically physiotherapy, the term that we are now analyzing is used in the same way. Specifically, we talk about what are known as congeneric muscles . These are characterized by being two or more muscles that are characterized because they perform the same or very similar function.
Whiskey is a drink rich in congeners.
Congeners, natural chemical compounds
We cannot ignore that the term in question is also used within the fields of medicine, chemistry and well-being. Thus, we come across the fact that congeners are also natural chemical components that can be found in certain alcoholic beverages that have a dark color.
What these congeners do is proceed to irritate both the brain tissue and the blood vessels. For this reason, British health authorities in recent years have recommended that drinks containing them not be ingested because, among other things, they significantly worsen the hangover experienced hours after consumption. Among the drinks considered to be richer in congeners are rum , red wine , brandy or whiskey .
In the same way, it is interesting to know that among the congeners that can be found in the aforementioned alcoholic substances, histamine , acetones , polyphenols , tannins , amides , fusel oil or amines , among others, stand out.