Gynandry

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Noun
  1. 1
    Hermaphroditism, intersexuality; androgyny; resemblance (by a member of one sex) of another sex. uncountable, usually

    "On the whole therefore we may conclude that the preponderance of Linyphiidae in the records of gynandry fairly represents the actual state of things. And, briefly, the British figures stand thus—in 232 species of the Linyphiidae we have 7 ..."

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androgyny

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"On the whole therefore we may conclude that the preponderance of Linyphiidae in the records of gynandry fairly represents the actual state of things. And, briefly, the British figures stand thus—in 232 species of the Linyphiidae we have 7 ..."

Etymology

From gyno- (“woman”) + -andry (“man”).

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