homoplasy: Meaning and Definition of

ho•mop•la•sy

Pronunciation: (hu-mop'lu-sē, hō'mu-plas"ē, -plā"sē, hom'u-), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
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