English Explanatory Dictionary

gyne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

gyne gynes

Etymology

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

Derived words

macrogyne monogyne polygyne pseudogyne
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