homotaxis

English

Etymology

homo- +‎ taxis

Noun

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

homotaxy

Antonyms

heterotaxy

References

“homotaxis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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