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say it: hah-MAH-luh-guhs
homologous is an adjective meaning "having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function". It is pronounced /hɑˈmɑləɡəs/ — hah-MAH-luh-guhs. It carries 2 recorded senses.
having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
“the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous”
biology
corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
“a homologous tissue graft”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for homologous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.