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hologynic

American

[hol-uh-jin-ik, -gahy-nik, -jahy-, hoh-luh-] / ˌhɒl əˈdʒɪn ɪk, -ˈgaɪ nɪk, -ˈdʒaɪ-, ˌhoʊ lə- /

adjective

Genetics.

of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in females (opposed to holandric).

First recorded in 1945–50; holo- + gyn- + -ic

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