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homophyly

[hoh-mof-uh-lee, hoh-muh-fil-ee, hom-uh-]

noun

plural

homophylies 
  1. a resemblance due to common ancestry.



homophyly

/ hɒˈmɒfəlɪ, ˌhəʊməˈfɪlɪk, ˌhɒm- /

noun

  1. resemblance due to common ancestry

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homophyly

  1. Resemblance arising from common ancestry.

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Other Word Forms

  • homophylic adjective
  • homophyllic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homophyly1

First recorded in 1880–85; from Greek dzDZí “sameness of race or stock”; equivalent to dzó-, stem of dzó “one and the same” + ̄(ŧ) “tribe” + -í, noun suffix; see homo- ( def. ), -ia ( def. )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homophyly1

C19: from Greek, from homo- + phylum

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