HOMOTYPES

Noun

homotypes

plural of homotype

Anagrams

• hypostome, phytosome

Source: Wiktionary


HOMOTYPE

Hom"o*type, n. Etym: [Homo- + -type.] (Biol.)

Definition: That which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else; thus, the right arm is the homotype of the right leg; one arm is the homotype of the other, etc. Owen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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