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Gype vs Gyne - What's the difference?

gype | gyne |

As nouns the difference between gype and gyne

is that gype is (ulster) fool; clumsy, awkward person; long-legged person; silly girl while gyne is the primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.

gype

English

Alternative forms

* gipe

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Ulster) fool; clumsy, awkward person; long-legged person; silly girl
    • ----

    gyne

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.

    • Derived terms

    * monogyne * polygyne