homotype

homotype [hoh-muh-tahyp, hom-uh-] ExamplesWord Origin noun Biology.

1. an organ or part having a structure similar to that of another organ or part; homologue.

Origin of homotype First recorded in 1830–40; homo- + type Examples from the Web for homotype Historical Examples of homotype

Homotype, hom′o-tīp, n. that which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else.

Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)

Various

Homotype: is a specimen named by another than the author after comparison with the type.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology

John. B. Smith

homotype in Medicine homotype [hō′mə-tīp′, hŏm′ə-] n.

1. A part or organ that has the same structure or function as another, especially to a corresponding one on the opposite side of the body.

Related formsho′mo•typ′ic (-tĭp′ĭk) null adj.