gyne

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”). Doublet of quean and queen.

Noun

gyne (plural gynes)

  1. The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of English gynecologist.

Noun

gyne (plural gynes)

  1. (informal) gynecologist

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.