homotypy

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noun

serial homology

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounhomotypy (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountablebiologyserial homology

Origin

See homotype. Introduced by Ernst Haeckel.

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APA

homotypy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homotypy

MLA

“homotypy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homotypy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homotypy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homotypy.

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