oligogyny

English

Etymology

From oligo- +‎ -gyny.

Noun

oligogyny (uncountable)

1. The situation where an ant colony has multiple egg-laying queens, but they remain far apart from one another in the nest.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “with respect to gender”): oligandry

Hypernyms

• polygyny

Related terms

• oligogynous