analogous

Etymology
From, from ;   Its English equivalent is. 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.

Adjective

 * 1) Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
 * 2) * 1828,, Elements of Rhetoric (review)
 * Analogous tendencies in arts and in manners.
 * 1)  Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
 * 1)  Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
 * 1)  Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
 * 1)  Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.

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 * Cyrillic: а̏налоган
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 * Volapük: naaloga