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Meaning of homoplasy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A correspondence between variants in different versions of texts acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
    countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

homoploid homoploidy homoploutia homopolarity homopolyamide homopolyester

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