protandrogonousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Probably from prot- +‎ andro- +‎ Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “offspring; genitals”) +‎ -ous, from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first, earliest”) +‎ ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, male”).

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoʊ.tænˈdɹɑɡ.ən.əs/

形容詞

protandrogonous (not comparable)

1. (nematology) Referring to female forms of certain nematodes (Strongyloides stercoralis), in which male reproductive organs develop and disappear before female reproductive organs develop.

使用する際の注意点

Compare it with androgynous, which denotes those having physical characteristics of both sexes (hermaphrodite).