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"
similar marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"
analogous -
corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"
homologous corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species; "a homologous tissue graft"