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Homoplasy

Ho-mop′la-sy

,
Noun.
[
Homo-
+ Gr. [GREEK] to form, mold.]
(Biol.)
See
Homogeny
.

Definition 2024


homoplasy

homoplasy

English

Noun

homoplasy (countable and uncountable, plural homoplasies)

  1. A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.

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