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PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pseudohermaphrodite" is a kind of...):
bisexual; bisexual person (a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)
Derivation:
pseudohermaphroditic (having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex
Synonyms:
pseudohermaphrodite; pseudohermaphroditic
Classified under:
Similar:
androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)