SINCE 1828
homoplasy
noun
ho·mo·pla·sy
| \ ˈhō-mə-ˌplā-sē
, ˈhä-, -ˌpla-; hō-ˈmä-plə-sē\
, ˈhä-, -ˌpla-; hō-ˈmä-plə-sē\
Definition of homoplasy
: correspondence between parts or organs acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence
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homoplasy
noun
ho·mo·pla·sy
| \ ˈhō-mə-ˌplā-sē
, ˈhäm-ə-
, -ˌplas-ē; hō-ˈmäp-lə-sē
\
, ˈhäm-ə-
, -ˌplas-ē; hō-ˈmäp-lə-sē
\
Medical Definition of homoplasy
: correspondence between parts or organs acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence
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