homoplasy

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

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

Origin of homoplasy

1
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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