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Having the same structure
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homologous
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Word definitions for homologous in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions; "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous" [ant: analogous , heterologous ] corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Homologous \Ho*mol"o*gous\, a. [Gr. ? assenting, agreeing; ? the same + ? speech, discourse, proportion, ? to say, speak.] Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure. Especially: (Geom.) Corresponding in relative position and proportion. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Greek homologos "agreeing, of one mind," from homos "same" (see homo- (1)) + logos "relation, reasoning, computation," related to legein "reckon, select, speak" (see lecture (n.)).
Usage examples of homologous.
But it is conceivable that the now utterly lost branchiae might have been gradually worked in by natural selection for some quite distinct purpose: in the same manner as, on the view entertained by some naturalists that the branchiae and dorsal scales of Annelids are homologous with the wings and wing-covers of insects, it is probable that organs which at a very ancient period served for respiration have been actually converted into organs of flight.
We are justified in conceiving any collection of ideas soever as a homologous series, for we have the right to choose the function which will serve to arrange them as our design requires.
The quadrifid and bifid processes no doubt are homologous with the papillae on the outside of the bladder and of the leaves.