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hermaphrodite

her·maph·ro·dite [ hər máffrə dt ] (plural her·maph·ro·dites)

noun

Definition:

1. organism that has both sexes: a plant or animal that has both male and female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics

2. person who has both sexes: somebody who has both male and female sexual characteristics

3. somebody or something combining contradictory elements: somebody or something that combines two very different features or qualities or seems to belong to two different classifications at once

[15th century. Via Latin< Greek Hermaphroditos "Hermaphroditus"]

her·maph·ro·dism [ hər máffrə dī tìzzəm ] noun

her·maph·ro·dite adjective

her·maph·ro·dit·ic [ hər màffrə díttik ] adjective

her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal [ hər màffrə díttik'l ] adjective

her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal·ly [ hər màffrə díttikəlee ] adverb

her·maph·ro·dit·ism noun