Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterogynous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erog-y-nous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having females very unlike the males in form and structure.

adj

Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees.

Example Sentences

"Some heterogynous insects have winged males and wingless females."

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] hetero- + -genous

Synonyms

sexodimorphic

Questions

What does heterogynous mean?: Having females very unlike the males in form and structure.
Where does heterogynous come from?: Ancient Greek [Term?] hetero- + -genous

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