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heterogynous
Applied to species of animals in which the females are of two kinds, perfect or fertile, and imperfect or “neuter”, as in bees, ants, etc.
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gyno-, gyn-, gynaeco-, gyneco-, gyne-, -gynia, -gynic, gynec-, -gynist, -gynous, -gyny
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heterogynous (adjective), more heterogynous, most heterogynous
In zoology, pertaining to females that are quite different to the males in structure and shape: Various insects are heterogynous in that the males possess wings and the females do not have any wings.
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heter-, hetero-
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