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English compound: gynæc- + -o- + -phore: originates from Ancient Greek conjunction: γῠναικο- (gŭnaiko-, “female”) plus -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
gynæcophore
Today it means: Receptacle in the bodies of certain male animals (such as schistosomes) in which females may be contained. Full definition →