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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
nounho·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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The first known use of homoplasy was in 1870
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