Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protogyny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-tog-y-ny
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male.

Uncountable

noun

The condition of flowers whose female parts mature before the male ones.

Uncountable

noun

The emergence of females before males from dormancy, or more rapid development of female brood leading to their appearance earlier in a season.

Uncountable

noun

The arrival of females before males at a mating site.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English -gyny English protogyny From proto- + -gyny.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

protogynous metagyny protandry

Questions

What does protogyny mean?: The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male.
Where does protogyny come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English -gyny English protogyny From proto- + -gyny.

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