monogyne

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ gyne

Adjective

monogyne (not comparable)

1. Describing a hive or colony (of a social insect) that has only one active queen

Related terms

• polygyne

Anagrams

• monogeny, nomogeny

French

Etymology

From mono- +‎ -gyne.

Adjective

monogyne (plural monogynes)

1. monogyne
2. monogynous

Further reading

• “monogyne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.