ETYM Latin aequivalens, -entis, p. pr. of aequivalere to have equal power; aequus equal + valere to be strong, be worth: cf. French équivalent. Related to Equal, and Valiant.
Essentially equal.
ETYM Greek; homo the same + genos race, kind: cf. French homogčne. Related to Same, and Kin.
Of the same or similar kind or nature.
Of same kind; comprising similar parts; uniform.
ETYM Greek, assenting, agreeing; homo the same + logos speech, discourse, proportion, legein to say, speak.
1. Corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species.
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2. (Biology) Having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions.
In biology, a term describing an organ or structure possessed by members of different taxonomic groups (for example, species, genera, families, orders) that originally derived from the same structure in a common ancestor. The wing of a bat, the arm of a monkey, and the flipper of a seal are homologous because they all derive from the forelimb of an ancestral mammal.
Exactly or relatively corresponding in structure.
Equally, correspondingly