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- noun zoology
Receptacle in the bodies of certain male animals in which females may be contained.
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English compound: gynæc- + -o- + -phore: originates from Ancient Greek conjunction: γῠναικο- (gunaiko‐, "female") plus -φορος (-phoros, "bearing").
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