homotaxis

  • 1Homotaxis — Ho mo*tax is, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the same + ? arrangement.] (Biol.) Similarly in arrangement of parts; the opposite of heterotaxy. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2homotaxis — [hō΄mō tak′sis, hō΄mətak′sis; häm΄ōtak′sis, häm΄ətak′sis] n. [ModL < HOMO + TAXIS] Geol. a similarity in the arrangement of layers, or in the fossil content, between strata of different regions not necessarily formed at the same time …

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  • 3Homotaxis — homotaksis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Elgsenos reakcija – panašių rūšių susigrupavimas. atitikmenys: angl. homotaxis vok. Homotaxis, m rus. гомотаксис, m …

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  • 4homotaxis — homotaksis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Elgsenos reakcija – panašių rūšių susigrupavimas. atitikmenys: angl. homotaxis vok. Homotaxis, m rus. гомотаксис, m …

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  • 5homotaxis — n. [Gr. homos, same; taxis, arrangement] An assemblage or succession of species in different strata or regions, may or may not be contemporaneous …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 6homotaxis — homotaxic, homotaxial /hoh meuh tak see euhl, hom euh /, adj. homotaxially, adv. /hoh meuh tak sis, hom euh /, n. a similarity of arrangement, as of geologic strata or fossil assemblages that have the same relative position but are not… …

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  • 7homotaxis — homo·tax·is …

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  • 8homotaxis — /hoʊmoʊˈtæksəs/ (say hohmoh taksuhs) noun similarity of arrangement, as of geological strata, which, though not necessarily contemporaneous, have the same relative position. {homo + taxis} –homotaxic, adjective …

  • 9homotaxis —   n. similarity of arrangement.    ♦ homotactic,    ♦ homotaxeous,    ♦ homotaxial,    ♦ homotaxic, a …

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  • 10homotaxis — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|taksə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from hom + taxis : similarity in arrangement; especially : similarity in fossil content and in order of arrangement of stratified deposits that are not necessarily contemporaneous …

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