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"