Adjective: homologous hu'mó-lu-gus
- Corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
"a homologous tissue graft"
- (biology) having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
"the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"
See also: homologic, homological
Antonym: analogous, autologous, heterological, heterologous
Encyclopedia: Homologous