Pseudandry

Translation of "pseudandry" into Russian

Noun

/ˈsjuːdændri/

/ˈsuːdændri/

pseudandry

pseudandries pl

Pseudandry is a rare phenomenon in certain plant species.

Псевдандрия - это редкое явление у некоторых видов растений.

Noun

/ˈsjuːdændri/

/ˈsuːdændri/

The use of a male pseudonym by a female author.

The author used pseudandry to publish her novel in a time when female writers were not taken seriously.

In biology, the condition or phenomenon in which a female organism exhibits male characteristics or is mistaken for a male.

Cases of pseudandry have been reported in certain ant species, where some females develop the enlarged mandibles typical of males.