Definition of "gynaecoid"

gynaecoid

adjective
comparative more gynaecoid, superlative most gynaecoid
1. Characteristic of a woman.
2. (entomology) Of certain Thysanoptera, having attenuating forelegs.
  Quotations
  Macropterous, brachypterous and apterous forms of females and males are known in their populations. Two forms – oedymerous and gynaecoid – occur in males: they are characterized by the allometry of some body parts.
  2015 June 30, Halina Kucharczyk, Łukasz Wyrozumski, “Hoplothrips carpathicus Pelikán, 1961 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) – a new thrips species in the Polish fauna”, in Polish Journal of Entomology, volume 84, pages 73-74