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homomorphy
1. Similarity of form with different fundamental structure; specifically, superficial resemblance between organisms of different groups due to evolutionary convergence.
2. Resemblance in external characteristics, while widely different in fundamental structure.
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homomorphy (HOH muh mor' fee, HOM uh mor" fee)
In biology, imitative resemblance between unrelated organisms; adaptive mimicry without structural similarity.
This entry is located in the following units: homo-, hom- + (page 5) morpho-, morph-, -morphous, -morphically, -morphia, -morphosis, -morphously, -morphy, -morphic, -morphism (page 11)