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Meaning of heterogynous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Having females very unlike the males in form and structure.
  2. Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees.

Examples

“Some heterogynous insects have winged males and wingless females.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

heteroheptameric heterohexameric heteroicous heteroideous heteroimitative heteroimmune

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