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ho⋅mop⋅la⋅sy

  [huh-mop-luh-see, hoh-muh-plas-ee, -pley-see, hom-uh-]
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–noun Biology.
correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
Origin:
1865–70; homo- + -plasy

Related forms:
ho⋅mo⋅plas⋅tic  [hoh-muh-plas-tik, hom-uh-] , adjective
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ho·mo·plas·tic   (hō'mə-plās'tĭk, hŏm'ə-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or exhibiting homoplasy.

  2. Of, relating to, or derived from a different individual of the same species: a homoplastic graft.

ho'mo·plas'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: ho·mo·plas·tic
Pronunciation: "hO-m&-'plas-tik, "häm-&-
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating tohomoplasy
2 : of, relating to, or derived from another individual of the same species <homoplastic grafts> —ho·mo·plas·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb —ho·mo·plasty /'hO-m&-"plas-tE,'häm-&-/ noun plural -ties

Main Entry: ho·mo·pla·sy
Pronunciation: 'hO-m&-"plA-sE, 'häm-&-, -"plas-E; hO-'mäp-l&-sE
Function: noun
: correspondence between parts or organs acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence
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homoplastic ho·mo·plas·tic (hō'mə-plās'tĭk, hŏm'ə-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or derived from another individual of the same species, as of a tissue graft.

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