Homochelae 
Homochelae (ho-mo-ke'le), M. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
opif, the same, + xn'tJi, claw/) In Latreille's 
system of classification, a section of crabs hav- 
ing the claws of equal size in both sexes: con- 
trasted with Heterochel<e. It contained 6 tribes, 
Qiuulrilatem, Arcuata, Pinnipedes, Cristimani, 
Cryptopoda, and Notopoila. 
Homochronia (ho-nio-kro'ma), . [NL., < Gr. 
6/wf, the same, + w^pa, color.] A monotypic 
genus of plants, of the natural order Composite, 
tribe Asteroidete, the type of the subtribe Ho- 
compressed, and the pappus plumose, in a s 
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As regards hnmodynamy, another characteristic which 
appears to be universal among the Multituberculates is 
the fore-and-aft grinding motion between the alternating 
rows of tubercles upon the upper and lower molars. 
Amur. Naturalist, XXII. 233. 
homoeo-. [NL. L. homoeo-, E. homco-, or as L., 
NL., E., etc., sometimes less prop, homoio-, F. 
homeo-, etc., < Gr. bfioiof, or 6/ioios, like, similar 
(L. similis), also the same, < bftof, the same: see 
Homo.] An element in English words from 
the Greek, meaning 'like, similar.' In words 
thoroughly Englished, as homeopathy, etc., the 
Gr. 
Homogenea 
homoeoprophoron (h6*me-o-prof'o-ron), n.; pi. 
< Gr. 'oiiotoKpotjmfMv, alliteration, neut. of *6/iow- 
irp6tyopo$, < opoiot;, like, + irpotpopa, utterance, 
< irpoQtfieiv, bring to, utter.] In awe. rhel., allit- 
eration, especially as a fault in composition. 
Also called parlioinceon. 
homoeoptoton (ho'ine-op-to'ton), n. [< LL. /io- 
moeoptoton, < Gr. oftotcmTuTof, with a similar in- 
flection, < ofiomf, like, + TTTuovf, case, inflection, 
< TTTurrif, apt to fall, fallen, < ;r<7rmv, fall.] In 
anc. rhet., the use of a series of nouns in the 
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the 
Clauses. 
Eklmin, is a native of South Africa. 
Homochromeae (ho-mo-kro'me-e), n.pl. [NL., 
< Homochroma + -ece."] A subtribe of asteroid 
Composite, founded by Bentham and Hooker in 
1876, and typified by the genus Homochroma. 
It is characterized by having the disk wholly of hermaph- 
rodite flowers, of the same color as the ray when that is 
present, mostly yellow ; the corollas tubular, with more 
or less ampliate throat and 4- or 5-lobed limb ; the recep- 
tacle not chaffy ; and the involucre closely imbricated in 
several rows. 
homochromous (ho-mo-kro'mus), a. 
6//<if, the same, + xp^ a i color.] 1. 
having, as a flower-head, all the florets of the 
same color. 2. In zoo'l., being all of one color; 
whole-colored. 
homocinchonicin (ho"mo-sin-kon'i-sin), n. [< 
homo- + cinchona + -ic + - 2 .] An artificial 
alkaloid (C^Hoo^O) prepared from cinchona. 
homocinchohiotin (ho"mo-sin-kon'i-din), re. [< 
homo- + cinchona + -id 1 ' + -in' 2 .] A natural 
alkaloid (C 19 H 22 NpO) found in cinchona. 
homocinchonine (no'ino-sin'ko-nm), re. [< 
homo- + cinchona + *4nA] A natural alkaloid 
(C 19 H 22 N 2 O) found in cinchona which is le- 
vogyrate. 
Homoderma (ho-mo-der'ma), re. [< Gr. opdf, 
the same, + otpiia, the skin.] The typical ge- 
nus of Homodermidce. A species is named H. 
sycandra. 
homodermic (ho-mo-der'mik), a. [< Gr. Aftft, 
the same, + Jep/ia, 'the skin, + -ic.'] In biol., 
homological with reference to derivation from 
one of the three primary blastoderms (endo- 
derm, mesoderm, and ectoderm), as any organ 
or tissue of the body. 
This correspondence, which is of high . . . importance 
in determining limnologies, m: ' 
the simply conic " Homaeodont " ; the verti- a beak formed by the premaxillae, and without 
cally plicate, " Elasmodont " ; and the cross-crested by uncinate processes to the ribs. The Honuieosaun- 
junction of four tubercles, the " Zygodont' dee form the principal family. Also Homomuria. 
Amer. Naturalitt, XXII. 834. h om(EO g aur ian (h6"me-o-sa'ri-an), a. Of or 
homoeoid, n. See homeoid. pertaining to the Homceosanria. 
homoeomeral (ho-me-om'e-ral), o. [< Gr. o/iot- JJomoeosaunis (ho'me-o-sa'ms), n. [NL., < 
ofiepqf, consisting of like 'parts: see homceome- (j r _ b/u>io$, like, + aavpof', lizard.] The typical 
rows.] In awe. pros. : (a) Containing two similar genus of Homaosauria, from the lithographic 
systems or strophes. (6) Consisting of peri- s l a tes of Solenhofen, Bavaria. V. Meyer, 1847. 
<. 
Gr _ lik + ^ ^ thigh -j f n orni(h ^ in 
Garrod , s and Forbes's aiTangements, a division 
of mesomyodian passeres, embracing those 
forms W hi h have the sciatic artery well de- 
vp i or)e j as ; g usua l j n birds: opposed to He- 
Y " are divided into 
Also 
mate elements 
verlal ad j.).] One of several words 
having nearly the same meaning. [Rare.] 
what we have long and loosely called synonyms are now 
understood to be, with trifling exceptions, pseudo-syno- 
nyms, by which are meant vocables approximating mim- 
port, but not equipollent or interchangeable ---- The 
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similar forms of life, as zones or belts of the 
ocean or of the surface of the earth. These zones 
bUt ""^ '" 
< Homoderma + -id<e.~] __ 
sponges, or Calcispongm, in which the gastral 
cavity forms csecal outgrowths resembling the 
tubes of SyconidcE. The genera are Homoderma 
and Ascaltis. 
homodont (ho'mo-dont), a. [< Gr. o/tor, the same, 
alike, as a dolphin: opposed to lieterodont. 
The simplest dentition as a whole is that of many spe- 
Kling and unmingling, but assumeu n uniuiutc cicmcun* n f - f o> - 
an unlimited number of primitive, qualitatively deter- consisting in the use of a succession or words 
minate substances, which were called by him seeds of or clauses concluding with the same sounds, 
things, by Aristotle elements consisting of homogeneous Homeeoteleuton is a more comprehensive term than rime, 
parts, and by later writers (employing a term framed from including rime, some forms of assonance, and all other 
the Aristotelian phraseology) Hoin&omeria!. cases of similarity of termination in successive words, 
Uberweg, Hist. Phil. (tr. by Morris), 24. clauseSi or i ine s. 
homceomeriC 1 (h6''me-o-mer'ik), a. [< homce- homceozoic (ho"me-o-z6'ik), a. [<Gr.o^owf, the 
ornery + -ic.'] Pertaining to or characterized same, similar, + (($ life, + -ic.\ Containing 
by sameness of parts or homogeneity of struc- 
ture; advocating or receiving the doctrine of 
homoeomery. Also homeomeric. 
hom030menc 2 (ho"me-o-mer'ik), a. [As Ho- 
mo2omeri + -ic.~] In o'rnith., of or pertaining to 
the Homceomeri; having the sciatic artery nor- 
mally developed. Also homeomeric. 
homoeomerous (ho-me-om'e-rus), a. [< Gr. 
bfioto/ieptji;, consisting of like parts, < b/ioio<;, like, 
+ /itpof, part.] Having like parts; specifical- 
ly, in lichcnol., having the gonidia and hyphse 
distributed uniformly throughout the thallus, 
without evidence of stratification. Compare 
heteromerotis. Also homeomerous, and improp- 
erly homiomerous. 
homoeomery (ho-me-om'e-ri), re. [< L. homceo- 
Confocl. 
[< Gr. 6u6f, the 
L 
\< Gr. buo- 
[ ' 
< 6/j.6f, the same, + ya/iof, marriage.] In bot., 
having all the florets hermaphrodite, as cer- 
tain grasses and composite plants ; bearing one 
' a-mi), , [< homogam-ous 
siate of "being homogamotis fer- 
in fptnfwhen f hesTaTens and p!s- 
til f he rmaphrodite flower mature simulta- 
a course, race 
meek, having, as a lever, the power an 
on the same side of the fulcrum, so ' 
move up or down together. See lever 
leaves on me stem ana oranci meomornh 
spires running in the same direction : opposed jj 0mceomo j 
in liptf>rni]m>(Hlfl- T .. 
m-ous + -ii.'] The state 'of 
Two plexuses may be homodynanwus, although, strictly 
speaking, not homologous. Nature, XXXIX. 151. 
homodynamy (ho-mo-di'na-mi), . [As Tiomo- 
dynam-ous + -i/.] In biol., the relation subsisting 
between the segments (metameres or somites) 
of the body which are arranged along its long 
axis ; serial homology, in the usual sense of that 
term 
Thus, 
danburite 
isomorphoug. Also homeomorphoue. 
Homceomyarii (ho^me-o-mi-a'ri-I), n.pl. [NL., 
< Gr. b/ioiof, like, + /iif, muscle, + L. -at-ius.] 
In ornith., a division of birds proposed by Alix, 
founded upon the character of the flexor mus- 
cles of the back of the thigh. [Scarcely used.] 
homoeopath, homoaopathic, etc. See 
me pans in quemion arc ujrajigw* inuus mv* IV.B ." - ndth etc 
the Cody and denne^its ty^ ^ ^ ^^ p ^ iom^oplastk, . See homeoplastic. 
Homodynamy is distinguished ... by the fact that 
the parts in question are arranged along the long axis of 
the arrangement of the wood in the form of a 
series of wedges instead of in concentric circles, 
as in the stems of Piperacetn,Ari!stolochiea!, Meni- 
spermace(e f etc. 2. The offspring of the same 
or of specifically identical parents. 
We can consider the different men as forming a relative 
homogen s. species, as M. de Quatrefages contends. 
liomogenet (ho'mo-jen), a. [< F. homogene : see 
homogeneous."] Same as homogeneous. 
Know you.the sapor pontick? sapor styptick? 
Or, what is hotnogenc, or heterogene? 
B. Jonsm, Alchemist, ii. 5. 
Homogenea (ho-mo-je'ne-a), re. pi. [NL., neut. 
pi. of homogeneus: see homogeneous.'] If. In 
