heterogynous
[ het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs ]
adjectiveZoology.
having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
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British Dictionary definitions for heterogynous
heterogynous
/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs) /
adjective
(of ants, bees, etc) having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile
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