heterogynous

[ het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

, Zoology.

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

heterogynous

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterogynous¹

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