• (n.) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/homophyly/
Ho·moph'y·ly noun [ Homo- + Greek ... a clan.] (Biol.) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy , to which genealogic basis is wanting. Haeckel. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/57