- comparative anatomy
- a comparison of the structure of different animals and plants, one with another.
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comparative anatomy
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comparative anatomy — Comparative Com*par a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.] 1. Of or pertaining to comparison. The comparative faculty. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comparative anatomy — Anatomy A*nat o*my, n.; pl. {Anatomies}. [F. anatomie, L. anatomia, Gr. ? dissection, fr. ? to cut up; ? + ? to cut.] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comparative anatomy — This article is about the study. For the experimental drum and bass band, see Comparative Anatomy (band). Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary biology… … Wikipedia
comparative anatomy — the comparative study of the body structures of different species of animals in order to understand the adaptive changes they have undergone in the course of evolution from common ancestors. The field is largely confined to the study of the … Universalium
Comparative Anatomy (band) — Comparative Anatomy Background information Origin Charlottesville, VA, Virginia, U.S. Genres … Wikipedia
comparative anatomy — anatomy characterized by systematic comparison similarities and differences … English contemporary dictionary
comparative anatomy — noun the study of anatomical features of animals of different species • Hypernyms: ↑anatomy, ↑general anatomy … Useful english dictionary
comparative anatomy — noun The study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms … Wiktionary
comparative anatomy — The comparison of the structure (anatomy) of one animal or plant with the structure of a different animal or plant … English dictionary of cancer terms
Anatomy — (from the Greek polytonic|ἀνατομία anatomia , from polytonic|ἀνατέμνειν ana: separate, apart from, and temnein , to cut up, cut open) is a branch of biology that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that… … Wikipedia
