Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
homotype. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
homotype, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
homotype in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
homotype you have here. The definition of the word
homotype will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
homotype, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
homo- + -type
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɒmətaɪp/, /ˈhəʊmətaɪp/
Noun
homotype (plural homotypes)
- (biology) That which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else.
The right arm is the homotype of the right leg.
One arm is the homotype of the other.
1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton:humerus is the homotype of femur
References
“homotype”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.