Meanings
nounhomoeology (usually uncountable, plural homoeologies)
plural homoeologies · alternative homeology
- uncountableusuallysciencesSimilarity; resemblance.
- uncountableusuallybiologySimilarity in genetic makeup, especially in hybrids involving homology in an ancestral form.
Origin
By surface analysis, homoeo- + -logy = homoe- + -ology.
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homoeology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeology
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“homoeology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homoeology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeology.
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