protandry

proʊˈtændri

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Definition of protandry - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

plant

TECH.

condition where flower's male parts mature before female parts

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Protandry in sunflowers ensures cross-pollination.

dichogamy

biology

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condition where organism starts as male then becomes female

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In some fish species, protandry is a common reproductive strategy.

sex change

ethology

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males arriving before females at a mating site

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Protandry is observed in many bird species during migration.

protandrous

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Origin of protandry

Greek, protos (first) + andros (man)

Examples of protandry in a sentence

In some species, protandry prevents self-fertilization.
Protandry occurs in certain marine organisms.
Researchers observed protandry in the lab.
Protandry can influence mating success in insects.
In some fish species, protandry affects breeding patterns.

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French:protandrie, changement de sexe, ...
German:Protandrie, ...
Italian:protandria, ...
Spanish:protandria, ...
Portuguese:protandria, ...
Chinese:雄性先熟, 先雄后雌, ...
Japanese:プロタンドリー, 先行到着, ...
Arabic:بروتانْدِرِيَّة, تَذْكِير أَوَّلِي, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹטַנְדְרִיָּה, פְּרוֹטַנְדְּרִיּוּת, ...
Russian:протандрия, половая трансформация, ...
Ukrainian:протандрія, зміна статі, ...
Hindi:प्रोटैंड्री, नर का पूर्व आगमन, ...
Bengali:প্রোট্যান্ড্রি, লিঙ্গ পরিবর্তন, ...
Catalan:protàndria, ...
Czech:proterandrie, protandrie, ...
Danish:protandri, ...
Dutch:protandrie, geslachtsverandering, ...
Greek:πρωτανδρία, ...
Hungarian:előhímnősség, protandria, ...
Khmer:សភាពដែលផ្នែកឈ្មោលនៃផ្កាទុំមុនផ្នែកញី, លក្ខណៈដែលសារពាង្គកាយចាប់ផ្តើមជាឈ្មោល ហើយបន្ទាប់មកប្តូរទៅជាញី, ...
Korean:수술 선숙, 선수성숙, ...
Persian:پروتاندری, توالی جنسی, ...
Polish:protandria, ...
Portuguese (BR):protandria, ...
Romanian:protandrie, ajungere timpurie a masculilor, ...
Swedish:protandri, ...
Thai:การเจริญก่อนเพศผู้, ภาวะเปลี่ยนเพศจากผู้เป็นเมีย, ...
Turkish:protandri, cinsiyet değişimi, ...
Vietnamese:hiện tượng trước cái sau đực, hiện tượng chuyển đổi giới tính từ đực sang cái, ...

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