pseudogynous
/ˌs(j)uːdəˈɡʌɪnəs/ /s(j)uːˈdɒdʒɪnəs/Zoology
adjective
Designating an animal which is female in form or has female characteristics but does not function reproductively as a female; (Entomology ) of or relating to a pseudogyne.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Zoologist: a miscellany of natural history. From pseudo- + -gynous. In specific use in entomology probably after German pseudogyn; compare pseudogyne, which is first attested slightly later in the specifically sense.