Isomorph

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isomorph \I"so*morph\, n. [See {Isomorphous}.]
     1. A substance which is similar to another in crystalline
        form and composition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) An animal, plant, or group having superficial


        similarity to another, although phylogenetically
        different.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]