comparative anatomy

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   the study of anatomical features of animals of different species

   Broaderanatomy

Questions about comparative anatomy

What does comparative anatomy mean?

comparative anatomy means "the study of anatomical features of animals of different species".

Is comparative anatomy a common word?

comparative anatomy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.