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progenitress

progenitress noun: a female progenitor.

Noun

progenitress (plural progenitresses)

  1. a female progenitor

Forms of progenitress

pluralprogenitresses

Origin of progenitress

From progenitor + -ess.

Questions about progenitress

What does progenitress mean?
Progenitress means a female progenitor.
What part of speech is progenitress?
Progenitress is a noun.
What is the plural of progenitress?
The plural of progenitress is progenitresses.

Words near progenitress in the dictionary

  1. progenitors
  2. progenitorship
  3. progenitorships
  4. progenitour
  5. progenitours
  6. progenitress
  7. progenitresses
  8. progenitrices
  9. progenitrix
  10. progeniture
  11. progenitures

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