homologous

UK /həˈmɒləɡəs/ US /həˈmɒləɡəs/
adj 5

Definitions

adj

1

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

Of equiangle triangles, the ſides that are about equall angles are proportionall, and the ſides that ſubtend the equall angles are homologous.

2

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

Flippers and hands are homologous structures.

Lobules, homologous in structure, recur again only in the Gondwanalandic families Lepidolaenaceae and Jubulopsidaceae thus in the Lepidolaenineae.

3

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

4

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

5

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

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