homologous
adjective /həˈmɒləɡəs/
/həʊˈmɑːləɡəs/
(specialist)- homologous (with something) similar in position, structure, etc. to something else
(位置、结构等)相应的,类似的;同源的 - The seal's flipper is homologous with the human arm.
海豹的鳍肢与人类的手臂同源。
词源mid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek homologos ‘agreeing, consistent’, from homos ‘same’ + logos ‘ratio, proportion’. - The seal's flipper is homologous with the human arm.