Definitions

Hermaphrodites that function as males before females. [Butler, T. H.]
Hermaphroditic condition with male elements maturing and being released before maturation of female elements. [McLaughlin, 1980]
Used of hermaphroditism when the functional male precedes the female stage. [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) In hermaphroditic forms, becoming a functional male producing spermatozoa before becoming a functional female producing eggs. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) In sequential hermaphroditic forms, becoming a functional male (producing spermatozoa) before become a functional female (producing eggs). [Wetzer et al. 1997]