gynæcophore

== English == === Etymology === English compound: gynæc- +‎ -o- +‎ -phore: originates from Ancient Greek conjunction: γῠναικο- (gŭnaiko-, “female”) plus -φορος (-phoros, “bearing”). === Noun === gynæcophore (plural gynæcophores) (zoology) Receptacle in the bodies of certain male animals (such as schistosomes) in which females may be contained. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== William Dwight Whitney (1889), The Century dictionary and cyclopedia, page 2667