hermaphrodite — meaning in English
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English meaning
- androgynous adjective Having an appearance or style that mixes masculine and feminine features, so that a person does not read as clearly male or female.
- hermaphrodite noun An organism, such as certain plants or animals, possessing both male and female reproductive organs.
- hermaphroditic adj Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite.
Senses
hermaphrodite is used for these senses in English:
- Hermaphroditus (Greek god) The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
- androgynous Possessing qualities of both sexes.
- hermaphrodite (biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.
- hermaphrodite (WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
- hermaphroditic Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. [from the early 17th c.]
- hermaphroditic (biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes.
androgynous — full definition
- adjective Having an appearance or style that mixes masculine and feminine features, so that a person does not read as clearly male or female.
- adjective In biology, having both male and female characteristics or reproductive parts.
hermaphrodite — full definition
- noun An organism, such as certain plants or animals, possessing both male and female reproductive organs.
- adj Having both male and female reproductive organs or characteristics.