homologous has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ adjective ] (biology) having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions

Examples

"the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"

2
[ adjective ] corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species

Examples

"a homologous tissue graft"

Related terms

autologous heterologous

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