homotaxis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

homo- +‎ taxis

Noun[edit]

homotaxis (uncountable)

(biology) Similarity in formation of parts.
(geology) Similarity in the lithostratigraphic or biostratigraphic vertical sequence of rock strata in different locations that are not necessarily similar in age.

Synonyms[edit]

homotaxy

Antonyms[edit]

heterotaxy

References[edit]

“homotaxis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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