analogous

Adjective

• corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
  • the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous
    

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

Related words

• Antonyms: 
  homologous , heterologous , heterologic , heterological