Usually means: Male first, then becomes female.
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  3. protandry: Collins English Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (protandry)

noun:  (biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
noun:  (botany) The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones.
noun:  (ecology) The emergence of males before females from dormancy, or more rapid development of male brood leading to their appearance earlier in a season.
noun:  (ethology) The arrival of males before females at a mating site.

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