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Meanings

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noun

homologous organ

Technical term in biology for organs that share a common evolutionary origin, regardless of current function.

inter-, mutual, together

同same, agree, equal

器utensil, vessel, receptacle

官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Compound of 相同 (homology) + 器官 (organ). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.