HOMOEOMEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

homoeomerous (comparative more homoeomerous, superlative most homoeomerous)

(biology) Having similar quantities or variations pertaining to parts of structure.

Being the same whether whole or divided into parts.

Source: Wiktionary


Ho`moe*om"er*ous, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic nerve; -- said of certain birds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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