homotaxis

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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