"gyne" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gynes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”). Doublet of queen. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|γυνή||female}} Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”), {{doublet|en|queen}} Doublet of queen Head templates: {{en-noun}} gyne (plural gynes)
  1. The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens. Categories (lifeform): Female animals Derived forms: monogyne, polygyne
    Sense id: en-gyne-en-noun-CnM3SdaA Disambiguation of Female animals: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gynes [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of English gynecologist. Etymology templates: {{m+|en|gynecologist}} English gynecologist Head templates: {{en-noun}} gyne (plural gynes)
  1. (informal) gynecologist Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-gyne-en-noun-P1xrZvXn Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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