Usually means: Female first, then becomes male.
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  2. protogyny: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. protogyny: Collins English Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (protogyny)

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

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