homoplasy

[ huh-mop-luh-see, hoh-muh-plas-ee, -pley-see, hom-uh- ]

/ həˈmɒp lə si, ˈhoʊ məˌplæs i, -ˌpleɪ si, ˈhɒm ə- /

noun Biology.

correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.

Words nearby homoplasy

homophony, homophyly, homoplastic, homoplastic graft, homoplasty, homoplasy, homoploid, homopolar, homopolymer, homopteran, homopterous

Origin of homoplasy

First recorded in 1865–70; homo- + -plasy

OTHER WORDS FROM homoplasy

ho·mo·plas·tic

[hoh-muh-plas-tik, hom-uh-] /ˌhoʊ məˈplæs tɪk, ˌhɒm ə-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for homoplastic

Homoplastic: implies that organs, similar in situation and purpose, are not structurally the same, or have not the same origin.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for homoplastic

homoplastic

/ (ˌhəʊməʊˈplæstɪk, ˌhɒm-) /

adjective

(of a tissue graft) derived from an individual of the same species as the recipient

another word for analogous (def. 2)

Derived forms of homoplastic

homoplastically, adverbhomoplasty, nounhomoplasy (ˈhəʊməʊˌpleɪsɪ, ˈhɒm-), noun

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Medical definitions for homoplastic

homoplastic

[ hō′mə-plăs′tĭk, hŏm′ə- ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or derived from another individual of the same species, as of a tissue graft.