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heterogynous

heterogynous adjective: having females very unlike the males in form and structure.

Adjective

heterogynous (not comparable)

  1. Having females very unlike the males in form and structure.
    • Some heterogynous insects have winged males and wingless females.
    Synonyms:
    sexodimorphic
  2. Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees.

Synonyms of heterogynous

Origin of heterogynous

Ancient Greek [Term?] hetero- + -genous

Questions about heterogynous

What does heterogynous mean?
Heterogynous means having females very unlike the males in form and structure.
What part of speech is heterogynous?
Heterogynous is an adjective.

Words near heterogynous in the dictionary

  1. heterographies
  2. heterographs
  3. heterography
  4. heterogynid
  5. heterogynids
  6. heterogynous
  7. heterohelicene
  8. heterohelicenes
  9. heteroheptamer
  10. heteroheptameric
  11. heteroheptamers

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