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PRIMARY SEX CHARACTERISTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
Synonyms:
primary sex character; primary sex characteristic; primary sexual characteristic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("primary sex characteristic" is a kind of...):
sex character; sex characteristic; sexual characteristic (those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other)