homotype

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/ˈhɒmətaɪp//ˈhəʊmətaɪp/

noun

That which has the same fundamental type of structure as something else.

“One arm is the homotype of the other.”

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Meanings

nounhomotype (plural homotypes)

plural homotypes

  1. biologyThat which has the same fundamental type of structure as something else.

    One arm is the homotype of the other.

    2 more examples

    The right arm is the homotype of the right leg.

    humerus is the homotype of femur

    1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
counterpart

Origin

From homo- + -type.

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Cite this entry
APA

homotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homotype

MLA

“homotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homotype. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homotype,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homotype.

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