HOMOPLASY


Meaning of HOMOPLASY in English

Pronunciation: ' h ō -m ə - ˌ pl ā -s ē , ' hä-, - ˌ pla-; h ō - ' mä-pl ə -s ē

Function: noun

Date: 1870

: correspondence between parts or organs acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence

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