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heterogynous definition

het·er·ogy·nous (het′ər äj′ə nəs)

adjective

having two kinds of females, reproductive and nonreproductive, as ants or bees

Etymology: hetero- + -gynous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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