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homophyly

American

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

noun

a resemblance due to common ancestry.

homophyly British

/ hɒˈmɒfəlɪ, ˌhɒm- /

noun

resemblance due to common ancestry

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homophyly Scientific

/ hō′mə-fī′lē,hŏm′ə-,hō-mŏf′ə-lē /

Resemblance arising from common ancestry.

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homophylies

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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. )

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