(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "i…
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Phylogenetic relation
(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
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(anthropology) related by marriage
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) kin by marriage
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is u…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "i…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common; "he was well known throughout t…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…
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The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as wel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehen…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of self-division, consisting of gradua…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regard…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.Being of the same typical structure; having like relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the hand of man and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.Similarity of form; resemblance in external characters, while widely different in fundamental structure; resemblance in geometric grou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and u…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usag…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.A factor that changes when or for whom an effect is stronger or weaker.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, relationship, organisms, groups, resulting.
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