Relating to or characteristic of heterogyna; describing females of different forms or sizes within the same species.
Formed from 'heterogyna' with the adjectival suffix '-al.' This scientific term is used in entomology and ant biology to classify female variation within colonies.
The heterogynal differences in a bee colony—one fertile queen versus thousands of sterile workers—developed through evolution favoring division of labor over equality.
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