hermafrodita — meaning in English
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English meaning
- epicene adj Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- hermaphrodite noun An organism, such as certain plants or animals, possessing both male and female reproductive organs.
Senses
hermafrodita is used for these senses in English:
- epicene (by extension, usually, pejorative) An effeminate man.
- 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.
epicene — full definition
- adj Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- adj Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
- adj Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
- adj Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.
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.