But ordinary methods of comparison fail when the attempt is made to homologise the structure of fishes with that of air-breathing. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
Their teeth are strange, with cusps and folds that have proved almost impossible to homologise with those of other placental mammals. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
Owing to the difference of development he would not homologise these bones in the newt with the palatine and pterygoid of other Vertebrates. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
In the great class of molluscs, though we can homologise the parts of one species with those of another and distinct species, we can indicate but few serial homologies; that is, we are seldom enabled to say that one part or organ is homologous with another in the same individual. From Wordnik.com. [On the origin of species] Reference
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