GYNECOID


Meaning of GYNECOID in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷nə̇ˌkȯid — see gyn- adjective

Etymology: gynec- + -oid

1.

a. : having female characteristics : typical of a woman

a gynecoid distribution of fat

the gynecoid form of certain castrates

b.

[of the pelvis]

: having the rounded form typical of the human female — compare android

2. : of, relating to, or exhibiting the characteristics of a gynecoid

II. noun

( -s )

: an individual (as an egg-laying worker ant) that functions as a fully developed female although structurally incomplete

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