pseudogyne
pseudogyne · pseudogynes
An agamic or asexual female of certain insect species, such as plant-lice, that…An agamic or asexual female of certain insect species, such as plant-lice, that reproduce by parthenogenesis.
Meaning
2 sensesAn agamic or asexual female of certain insect species, such as plant-lice, that reproduce by parthenogenesis.
An ant with the thorax of a female and the abdomen and size of a worker.
Origin
From pseudo- + gyne. Piecewise doublet of pseudoqueen.From pseudo- + gyne. Piecewise doublet of pseudoqueen.
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Forms
plural: pseudogynes| Singular | pseudogyne |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.