heterogynous

[ het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs ]

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

Origin of heterogynous

1
First recorded in 1850–55; hetero- + -gynous

Words Nearby heterogynous

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British Dictionary definitions for heterogynous

heterogynous

/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs) /


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

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