Hermaphroditism

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  • noun. The presence of both male and female reproductive organs that is typical of certain plants and animals, as in a monoecious plant or an earthworm.
  • noun. The presence in some humans and in some individuals of other animal species of both male and female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics in the same individual.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being a hermaphrodite; union, real or apparent, of the two sexes in the same individual. Also hermaphrodism.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.
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  • noun. Having sexual organs of both sexes.
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  • noun. congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics
  • noun. showing characteristics of both sexes
    • Word Usage
    "In many species, hermaphroditism is a normal part of the life-cycle."
    Hypernym
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    birth defect  congenital abnormality  congenital anomaly  congenital defect  congenital disorder  
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