Meanings
- not comparableHomologous parts having the same features or functions
- not comparableHomologous parts on the same body, especially when arranged along the long axis.
- misspellingnot comparableMisspelling of homonymous.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὁμός“same”
- Englishhomonomous
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”).
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