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The scapula in mammals is an example of what Owen calls a "homologically compound" bone.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

I look at all forms, which resemble each other homologically or embryologically, as certainly descended from the same species.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

The six stamens alternate with the petals, and therefore correspond homologically with the longest stamens of L. salicaria and L. Graefferi.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles

The pair situated behind the gills of fishes, corresponding homologically to the fore limbs of quadrupeds and the wings of birds.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir