protogynous

Hermaphrodites that function as females before males [Butler, T.H.].

Hermaphroditic condition with female elements maturing and being released before maturation of male elements [McLaughlin, 1980].

Used of hermaphroditism when the functional female precedes the male stage [Holdich and Jones, 1983].

(Order Isopoda):

In hermaphroditic forms, becoming a functional female producing eggs before becoming a functional male producing spermatozoa [Kensley and Schotte, 1989].

(Order Isopoda):

In sequential hermaphroditic forms, becoming a functional female (producing eggs) before become a functional male (producing spermatozoa) [Wetzer et al. 1997].