Showing variation in female form, size, or function; producing or exhibiting females of different types or appearances.
From Greek 'hetero-' (different) and 'gynous' (female, related to women). This term is primarily used in entomology to describe colonies with morphologically different females.
Harvester ants are strongly heterogynous—majors are huge soldiers while minors are tiny workers, all females, all from the same nest, but built for completely different jobs!
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