homoplasy

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Definition of homoplasy

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
(countable, uncountable)A correspondence between variants in different versions of texts acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)der. New Latin -plasiabor. English -plasia English -plasy English homoplasy Coined by British zoologist Ray Lankester in 1870, from homo- + -plasy, formed from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “similar, alike, the same”) and πλάσσω (plássō, “to shape, to mold”).

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