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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-) + γυνή (gunḗ) + -ous.
Adjective
hemigynous (not comparable)
- (entomology, obsolete) Having characteristics of both male and female of the species but the sexual organs for one gender only.
1851, Edward Newman, “On the Word Hermaphrodite”, in The Zoologist:Since the above was written, I find that the hemigynous insects require a more careful examination than I had found leisure to bestow on them, […]
1872 March 18, “Extracts from the Proceedings of the Entomological Society, March 18, 1872”, in The Entomologist, page 267:Hemigynous Specimen of Acronycta leporina.
1901, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society , page 413:The female characters may be assumed on the head (gynaecocephalous), afterwards on the thorax (hemigynous), and finally on the elytra.
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