Lacking normal female reproductive organs or characteristics; a botanical or zoological term describing organisms without typical female anatomy.
From ana- (without) + Greek gyne (female) + -ous. This scientific adjective was formed to precisely categorize unusual reproductive conditions observed in plants and animals.
Nature is messier than we expect—some organisms don't develop typical male or female traits, and scientists created anacrogynous to describe this reality without judgment, showing how taxonomy adapts to actual biology.
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