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English
Etymology
From gynaeco- + -oid.
Adjective
gynaecoid (comparative more gynaecoid, superlative most gynaecoid)
- Characteristic of a woman.
- (entomology) Of certain Thysanoptera, having attenuating forelegs.
- Coordinate term: oedymerous
2015 June 30, Halina Kucharczyk, Łukasz Wyrozumski, “Hoplothrips carpathicus Pelikán, 1961 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) – a new thrips species in the Polish fauna”, in Polish Journal of Entomology, volume 84, →DOI, pages 73-74:Macropterous, brachypterous and apterous forms of females and males are known in their populations. Two forms – oedymerous and gynaecoid – occur in males: they are characterized by the allometry of some body parts.
Translations
characteristic of a woman