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homotypy

homotypy noun: serial homology.

Noun

homotypy (uncountable)

  1. (dated) serial homology

Origin of homotypy

See homotype. Introduced by Ernst Haeckel.

Questions about homotypy

What does homotypy mean?
Homotypy means serial homology.
What part of speech is homotypy?
Homotypy is a noun.

Words near homotypy in the dictionary

  1. homotypic
  2. homotypic synonym
  3. homotypic synonyms
  4. homotypical
  5. homotypically
  6. homotypy
  7. homotyrosine
  8. homousian
  9. homousians
  10. homousious
  11. homovalence

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