protogyny
Meanings
noun
- The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male.
- The condition of flowers whose female parts mature before the male ones.
- The emergence of females before males from dormancy, or more rapid development of female brood leading to their appearance earlier in a season.
- The arrival of females before males at a mating site.
Word forms
Etymology
From proto- + -gyny.
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