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单词 pseudogyne
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Definition of pseudogyne in English:

pseudogyne

noun ˈs(j)uːdəˌɡʌɪnˈs(j)uːdəˌdʒʌɪn
Entomology
  • In various ants: a worker of a distinct form having an enlarged and malformed thorax.

Origin

Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From pseudo- + ancient Greek γυνή woman, wife, in sense 1 after French pseudogyne parthenogenetic female insect, in sense 2 after German Pseudogyne, use as noun of feminine of pseudogyn (adjective).

 
 

Definition of pseudogyne in US English:

pseudogyne

noun
Entomology
  • In various ants: a worker of a distinct form having an enlarged and malformed thorax.

Origin

Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From pseudo- + ancient Greek γυνή woman, wife, in sense 1 after French pseudogyne parthenogenetic female insect, in sense 2 after German Pseudogyne, use as noun of feminine of pseudogyn (adjective).

 
 
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