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.
OTHER WORDS FROM homoplasy
ho·mo·plas·tic [hoh-muh-plas-tik, hom-uh-] /ˌhoʊ məˈplæs tɪk, ˌhɒm ə-/, adjectiveWords nearby homoplasy
homophony,
homophyly,
homoplastic,
homoplastic graft,
homoplasty,
homoplasy,
homoploid,
homopolar,
homopolymer,
homopteran,
homopterous
Example sentences 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, adverb homoplasty, noun homoplasy (ˈhəʊməʊˌpleɪsɪ, ˈhɒm-), nounMedical 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.