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HERMAPHRODITISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing characteristics of both sexes
Synonyms:
androgyny; bisexuality; hermaphroditism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("hermaphroditism" is a kind of...):
gender; sex; sexuality (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics
Synonyms:
hermaphrodism; hermaphroditism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hermaphroditism" is a kind of...):
birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)
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