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gynes

gynes is the plural of gyne.

Meaning of gyne

Noun (1)

gyne (plural gynes)

  1. The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.

Noun (2)

gyne (plural gynes)

  1. (informal) gynecologist

Noun (3)

gyne (uncountable)

  1. (informal) gynecomastia
    • Gynecomastia is estimated to affect anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be...2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023

Questions about gynes

What is gynes the plural of?
Gynes is the plural of gyne.

Words near gynes in the dictionary

  1. gynephobes
  2. gynephobia
  3. gynephobic
  4. gynergy
  5. gyneromantic
  6. gynes
  7. gynesexual
  8. gynesexuality
  9. gynesexuals
  10. gynesic
  11. gynesine

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