homologous
adjective
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- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous
Related & opposite
- heterologous antonym
- analogous antonym
- biology domain topic
- homologic similar to
Sense 2 adjective
corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
a homologous tissue graft
Related & opposite
- heterologous antonym
- autologous antonym
- homology derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | heterologous |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | analogous |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | homologic |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | heterologous |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | autologous |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | homology |