- homogeny
- homogeny 1620s, "uniformity of nature;" by 1856 in biological sense, from Gk. homogeneia “community of origin,” from homogene “of the same race or kind” (see HOMOGENEOUS (Cf. homogeneous)).
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Homogeny — Ho*mog e*ny, n. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? race, kind.] 1. Joint nature. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The correspondence of common descent; a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homogeny — n. [Gr. homos, same; genos, race] With analogous parts or organs due to descent from the same ancestral type; homology; see homoplasy … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
homogeny — /heuh moj euh nee, hoh /, n. Biol. correspondence in form or structure, owing to a common origin. [1620 30; < Gk homogéneia community of origin. See HOMO , GENY] * * * … Universalium
homogeny — noun Similarity in structure, though of different function, because of genetic relationships See Also: homogenous … Wiktionary
homogeny — SYN: homogenesis … Medical dictionary
homogeny — n. uniformity, similarity in build and character (due to a common origin) … English contemporary dictionary
homogeny — [hə mɒdʒəni] noun 1》 another term for homogeneity (see homogeneous). 2》 Biology, dated similarity due to common descent … English new terms dictionary
homogeny — ho·mog·e·ny … English syllables
homogeny — /həˈmɒdʒəni/ (say huh mojuhnee) noun correspondence of anatomical, morphological or bodily structure in embryological development. {Greek homogeneia community of origin} …
homogeny — n. Biol. similarity due to common descent. Derivatives: homogenous adj … Useful english dictionary
