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Homoplasmy

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Resemblance between different plants or animals, in external shape, in general habit, or in organs, which is not due to descent from a common ancestor, but to similar surrounding circumstances.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Homoplasmy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/homoplasmy.html. 1828.