homoplasia

noun

homo·​pla·​sia

variants or homoplasis

-ˈpläsə̇s

plural homoplasias

-āzh(ē)əz

or homoplases

-āˌsēz

: homoplasy

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hom- + -plasia, -plasis

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