Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A female social insect that is or has the potential to become a reproductive queen, in contrast to a sterile worker.
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- noun The primary
reproductive female caste ofsocial insects (especiallyants ,wasps , andbees ), those destined to becomequeens .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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From the left, it looks like part of a Tuffier rib spreader, a couple of tissue forceps, and then some gyne stuff.
These Cakes Are Not Wrecks (But They Play Them on TV) Jen 2009
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When the larvae of the primitive social insect Polistes metricus, a paper wasp, slips into the quiet pupal stage, she doesn't know if she'll arise a worker or gyne (future queen) -- unless she consults with Arizona State University's social insect researcher Gro Amdam.
September 8th, 2007 2007
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You ever get tired of the gyne-centric nature of Sociological images?
ORGASMIC BIRTH AND THE MYTH OF THE VAGINAL ORGASM » Sociological Images 2009
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After my regular gyne and primary doc didn't have good solutions, I turned to acupuncture and naturopathy, and this book.
Looking Up 2009
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Can't tell you the amount of times I have had someone at the office "listen to my chest" or take my BP- my gyne exams however I leave to my GP.
Doctors, Patients and Fools 1 Dinosaur 2008
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I also owe you a big shout out because your post last year was the one that finally made me visit a gyne for the first time in at least 7 years after having several abnormal results.
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I had made an appointment with my gyne a week or so ago.
janedoe0 Diary Entry janedoe0 2007
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In #4, mysoginist is really spelled misogynist, from the Greek gyne woman.
YesButNoButYes: Top 15 Unintentionally Funny Comic Book Panels 2007
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The adverse effects of gyne surgery get swept under the carpet.
Vaccine That Prevents Cervical Cancer Sends The Wrong Message? 2006
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Even minor gyne procedures are not without adverse effect, and not because something went ‘wrong’.
Vaccine That Prevents Cervical Cancer Sends The Wrong Message? 2006
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