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gynæcoid, a. (Formerly at gyne n.)|ˈgaɪnɪkɔɪd|
Also gynecoid.
[f. gynæco- + -oid.]
1. Ent. Exhibiting some of the features of a gyne.
1907Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. XXIII. 24 Wasmann's ‘gynæcoid workers’, which are merely workers whose ovaries contain mature eggs. 1933W. M. Wheeler Colony-founding among Ants 132 He cites the development of fertile gynaecoid workers and the rearing of substitution queens in ant and termite colonies that have lost their mother. 1953Q. Rev. Biol. XXVIII. 145/1 Ergatogyne. Individuals falling along the allometric progression connecting the queen and worker castes, ranging from subapterous forms with queen-like alitrunks to slightly gynecoid workers. 1982Proc. Indian Nat. Sci. Acad. B. XLVIII. 35 Analysis of the different mating types..indicated a preference of the major female to the gynaecoid male contributing to higher fecundity.
2. Anat. Characteristic or typical of the human female form; esp. as gynaecoid pelvis.
1933Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. XXVI. 490 The Gynecoid Type... This is the normal pelvis of other classifications and possesses the well-known anatomical characteristics attributed to the female pelvis. 1941H. J. Stander J. W. Williams's Obstetr. (ed. 8) viii. 279 The first group is the normal female or ‘gynecoid’ pelvis, the second the male or ‘android’. 1960‘R. Gordon’ Doctor in Clover xviii. 162 Petunia appeared, in an evening gown nicely displaying her gynaecoid pelvis. 1976Obstetr. & Gynecol. XLVIII. 281/1 The adolescent pelvis grows at an accelerated rate and typically changes from an anthropoid to a gynecoid configuration. 1985Amer. Jrnl. Physical Anthropol. LXVIII. 81 A strong association between gynecoid features in skull and pelvis without the female subsample was anticipated. |