Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [het-uh-roj-uh-nuh s]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
heterogynous usage trend in Literature
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