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HERMAPHRODITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Synonyms:
androgyne; epicene; epicene person; gynandromorph; hermaphrodite; intersex
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hermaphrodite" is a kind of...):
bisexual; bisexual person (a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)
Derivation:
hermaphrodite; hermaphroditic (of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs)
hermaphroditic (of or relating to monoclinous plants)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
Synonyms:
hermaphrodite; hermaphroditic
Classified under:
Similar:
androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Derivation:
hermaphrodite (one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made)
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