What is having females very unlike the males in form and structure; -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the females wingless called?
heterogynous — Having females very unlike the males in form and structure; -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the females wingless. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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