analogous

英[ə'næləgəs] 美[ə'næləɡəs]

1. similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar;

"brains and computers are often considered analogous"

"surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat"

2. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin;

"the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"