Female: Comb. form

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

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Gyne is the primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants , wasps , and bees of order Hymenoptera ). Gynes are those destined to become queens, whereas female workers are typically sterile and cannot become queens. A colony with multiple ...