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heterogynous

het·er·og·y·nous
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-roj-uh-nuh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-roj-uh-nuh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs/

Definitions of heterogynous word

  • adjective heterogynous having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants. 1
  • adjective heterogynous (of ants, bees, etc) having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile 0
  • adjective heterogynous having two kinds of females, reproductive and nonreproductive, as ants or bees 0
  • adjective heterogynous (zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure. 0
  • adjective heterogynous (zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees. 0
See all 5 definitions of heterogynous

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Origin of heterogynous

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; hetero- + -gynous

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Parts of speech for Heterogynous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterogynous

heterogynous popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterogynous usage trend in Literature

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