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heterogynous
[ het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs ]
adjective
, Zoology.
- having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
heterogynous
/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs /
adjective
- (of ants, bees, etc) having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile
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