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Meanings of analogous organs in English

Russian
аналогичные органы
Portuguese
orgãos análogos
Spanish
analogia
Catalan
analogia

Similarity between a pair of structures, or genes, in different taxa resulting from convergent evolution.

аналогичные органы
Usage of analogous organs in English
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The wings of the insect are, however, of a nature altogether different from the apparently analogous organs which the bird uses in flight.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 / Volume 17, New Series, M...