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homophyly

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ho⋅moph⋅y⋅ly

  [hoh-mof-uh-lee, hoh-muh-fil-lee, hom-uh-]
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–noun, plural -lies.
1. a resemblance due to common ancestry.
2. the condition of being of the same race.
Related forms:
ho⋅mo⋅phyl⋅ic [hoh-muh-fil-ik, hom-uh-] , adjective
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ho·mo·phy·ly   (hō'mə-fī'lē, hŏm'ə-, hō-mŏf'ə-lē)   
n.   pl. ho·mo·phy·lies Zoology
Resemblance arising from common ancestry.

[homo- + phyl(um) + -y2.]
ho'mo·phyl'ic (-fĭl'ĭk) adj.
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