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gynandry

gynandry noun: hermaphroditism, intersexuality; androgyny; resemblance (by a member of one sex) of another sex.

Noun

gynandry (usually uncountable, plural gynandries)

  1. (usually) Hermaphroditism, intersexuality; androgyny; resemblance (by a member of one sex) of another sex.
    • On the whole therefore we may conclude that the preponderance of Linyphiidae in the records of gynandry fairly represents the actual state of things. And, briefly, the British figures stand thus—in 232 species of the Linyphiidae we have 7 ...1963, Journal of Genetics
    • An interpretation of this specimen is difficult, and the comprehensive paper by Roberts & Parker (1973) does not help in defining these anomalous examples from the solifugids; in fact we cannot relate them to gynandry, intersexuality or […]1977, British Arachnological Society, Bulletin

gynandry meaning in Tamil

gynandry in Tamil

பெண்மையின் ஆண்மை விருப்பம்

Forms of gynandry

pluralgynandries

Origin of gynandry

From gyno- (“woman”) + -andry (“man”).

Words formed from gynandry

Questions about gynandry

What does gynandry mean?
Gynandry means hermaphroditism, intersexuality; androgyny; resemblance (by a member of one sex) of another sex.
What is gynandry in Tamil?
Gynandry in Tamil is பெண்மையின் ஆண்மை விருப்பம். See Gynandry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gynandry?
Gynandry is a noun.
What is the plural of gynandry?
The plural of gynandry is gynandries.

Words near gynandry in the dictionary

  1. gynandromorphous
  2. gynandromorphs
  3. gynandromorphy
  4. gynandrosporous
  5. gynandrous
  6. gynandry
  7. gynantherous
  8. gynarchal
  9. gynarchic
  10. gynarchical
  11. gynarchies

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