homophyly

American  

[hoh-mof-uh-lee, hoh-muh-fil-ee, hom-uh-] / hoʊˈmɒf ə li, ˈhoʊ məˌfɪl i, ˈhɒm ə- /

noun

PLURAL

homophylies

1. a resemblance due to common ancestry.

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homophyly British  

/ hɒˈmɒfəlɪ, ˌhəʊməˈfɪlɪk, ˌhɒm- /

noun

1. resemblance due to common ancestry

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homophyly Scientific  

/ hō′mə-fī′lē,hŏm′ə-,hō-mŏf′ə-lē /

1. Resemblance arising from common ancestry.

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Other Word Forms

• homophylic adjective
• homophyllic adjective

Etymology

Origin of homophyly

First recorded in 1880–85; from Greek homophylía “sameness of race or stock”; equivalent to homó-, stem of homós “one and the same” + phȳl(ē) “tribe” + -ía, noun suffix; see homo- ( def. ), -ia ( def. )