'Heterogynous' definitions:

Definition of 'Heterogynous'

From: GCIDE
  • Heterogynous \Het`er*og"y*nous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a woman, female.] (Zool.) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure; -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the females wingless. [1913 Webster]