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noun
The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The emergence of males before females from dormancy, or more rapid development of male brood leading to their appearance earlier in a season.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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noun
The arrival of males before females at a mating site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: ethology
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