noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An insect, crustacean or bird literally having physical characteristics of both sexes, usually displaying a bilateral difference.
2. 2
   one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made wordnet
3. 3
   A person having certain physical characteristics of both sexes.

Synonyms

All synonyms

androgyneepiceneepicene persongamhermaphroditehermaphrodite

Etymology

From gyno- + andro- + -morph.

Related phrases

gender ambiguous

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