heterogynous

American

[het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

Zoology.

having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.

heterogynous British

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

(of ants, bees, etc) having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile

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Etymology

Origin of heterogynous

First recorded in 1850–55; hetero- + -gynous

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