What does "homotypal" mean?

Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype.

What is a synonym for "homotypal"?

Common synonyms include: homotypic.

Homotypal

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype. not-comparable
"It has been shewn that the whole skeleton of the vertebrate animal is made up of a series of segments, which, with an infinite number of variations, are yet homotypal; that is, of the same general form."

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"It has been shewn that the whole skeleton of the vertebrate animal is made up of a series of segments, which, with an infinite number of variations, are yet homotypal; that is, of the same general form."

Etymology

From homotype + -al.

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