oligogyny

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English

Etymology

From oligo- +‎ -gyny.

Noun

oligogyny (uncountable)

The situation where an ant colony has multiple egg-laying queens, but they remain far apart from one another in the nest.

Antonyms

(with respect to gender): oligandry

Hypernyms

polygyny

Related terms

oligogynous

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