Definition
Showing variation in female form, size, or function; producing or exhibiting females of different types or appearances.
Etymology
From Greek 'hetero-' (different) and 'gynous' (female, related to women). This term is primarily used in entomology to describe colonies with morphologically different females.
Kelly Says
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!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የተለያዩ
ye-te-le-ya-yu
ARالعربية
متباين
mu-tba-yin
BNবাংলা
বিভিন্ন
bi-bin-no
CACatalà
heterogeni
he-te-ro-ge-ni
CSČeština
heterogenní
he-te-ro-gen-ni
DADansk
heterogen
he-te-ro-gen
DEDeutsch
heterogen
he-te-ro-gen
ELΕλληνικά
ετερογενής
e-te-ro-ge-nes
ESEspañol
heterogéneo
e-ter-o-he-ne-o
FAفارسی
غیر یکنواخت
ghayr-yek-na-vaxt
FISuomi
heterogeno
he-te-ro-ge-no
FRFrançais
hétérogène
e-te-roh-jen
HEעברית
הטרוגני
he-tro-gni
HUMagyar
heterogén
he-te-ro-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterogen
he-te-ro-gen
ITItaliano
eterogeneo
e-te-ro-ge-ne-o
MSBahasa Melayu
heterogen
he-te-ro-gen
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kyae-pya-nt
NLNederlands
heterogene
he-te-ro-ge-ne
NONorsk
heterogen
he-te-ro-gen
PLPolski
heterogeniczny
he-te-ro-hen-i-t-ski
PTPortuguês
heterogêneo
e-te-ro-je-ne-o
RORomână
heterogen
he-te-ro-gen
RUРусский
гетерогенный
ge-te-ro-gen-nyy
SVSvenska
heterogen
he-te-ro-gen
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
பல்வேறு
pal-ve-ru
THไทย
ไม่สม่ำเสมอ
mai-sam-mao-seo
TLTL
heterogeno
he-te-ro-ge-no
TRTürkçe
heterjen
he-te-r-jen
UKУкраїнська
гетерогенний
he-te-ro-gen-niy
VITiếng Việt
đa dạng
da-dang
ZUZU
ehlukene
e-hlu-ke-ne