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1. (n.) hermaphrodite
an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present.
2. hermaphrodite
an organism, as an earthworm or plant, having normally both the male and female organs of generation.
3. hermaphrodite
a person or thing in which two opposite qualities are combined.
4. (adj.) hermaphrodite
of or characteristic of a hermaphrodite.
5. hermaphrodite
combining two opposite qualities.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L hermaphrodītus < Gk hermaphródītos hermaphrodite, the offspring of Hermes and Aphrodite)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene person
one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
2. (adj) hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite
of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) hermaphrodite
including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower
2. (noun) hermaphrodite
an individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths
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