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noun
The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
The condition of flowers whose female parts mature before the male ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The emergence of females before males from dormancy, or more rapid development of female 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 females before males at a mating site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: ethology
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English -gyny English protogyny From proto- + -gyny.
