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polygyne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
polyg-y-ne
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a hive or colony (of a social insect) that has more than one active queen

Etymology

From poly- + gyne.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

monogyne

Questions

What does polygyne mean?
Describing a hive or colony (of a social insect) that has more than one active queen
Where does polygyne come from?
From poly- + gyne.

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