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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HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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