comparative anatomy
1comparative anatomy — Comparative Com*par a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.] 1. Of or pertaining to comparison. The comparative faculty. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the… …
2Comparative anatomy — Anatomy A*nat o*my, n.; pl. {Anatomies}. [F. anatomie, L. anatomia, Gr. ? dissection, fr. ? to cut up; ? + ? to cut.] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation,… …
3Comparative anatomy — This article is about the study. For the experimental drum and bass band, see Comparative Anatomy (band). Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary biology… …
4comparative anatomy — the comparative study of the body structures of different species of animals in order to understand the adaptive changes they have undergone in the course of evolution from common ancestors. The field is largely confined to the study of the …
5Comparative Anatomy (band) — Comparative Anatomy Background information Origin Charlottesville, VA, Virginia, U.S. Genres …
6comparative anatomy — anatomy characterized by systematic comparison similarities and differences …
7comparative anatomy — noun the study of anatomical features of animals of different species • Hypernyms: ↑anatomy, ↑general anatomy …
8comparative anatomy — noun The study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms …
9comparative anatomy — The comparison of the structure (anatomy) of one animal or plant with the structure of a different animal or plant …
10comparative anatomy — a comparison of the structure of different animals and plants, one with another …