analogous
/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ adjective
- adjective Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
- adjective (biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
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Etymology
From Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́λογος (ănắlogos); Its English equivalent is analogue + -ous. The application to similar features of organisms is nearly as old as the general sense. Recognizably modern uses of the second sense, distinguishing analogous from homologous, appear in the mid-19th century.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; --often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey.
Etymology [L. analogous, Gr. Logic.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “analogous”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details