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HETEROGYNOUS
Etymology
Adjective
heterogynous (comparative more heterogynous, superlative most heterogynous)
(zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure.
(zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees.
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*og"y*nous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having females very unlike the males in form and structure; -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the females wingless.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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