hemigynous
hemigynous adjective: having characteristics of both male and female of the species but the sexual organs for one gender only.
Adjective
hemigynous (not comparable)
- Having characteristics of both male and female of the species but the sexual organs for one gender only.
- Since the above was written, I find that the hemigynous insects require a more careful examination than I had found leisure to bestow on them, […]1851, Edward Newman, “On the Word Hermaphrodite”, in The Zoologist
- Hemigynous Specimen of Acronycta leporina.1872 March 18, “Extracts from the Proceedings of the Entomological Society, March 18, 1872”, in The Entomologist, page 267
Origin of hemigynous
From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-) + γυνή (gunḗ) + -ous.
Questions about hemigynous
- What does hemigynous mean?
- Hemigynous means having characteristics of both male and female of the species but the sexual organs for one gender only.
- What part of speech is hemigynous?
- Hemigynous is an adjective.
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