What does "polygender" mean?

Having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female.

What is a synonym for "polygender"?

Common synonyms include: polygendered, polygendered.

Polygender

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female. not-comparable
"[…] those whose gender identity or expression is at odds with conventional understandings of dichotomous sex/gender categories (gender-neutral, polygender or genderqueer)."

Synonyms

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polygendered polygendered

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"[…] those whose gender identity or expression is at odds with conventional understandings of dichotomous sex/gender categories (gender-neutral, polygender or genderqueer)."

Etymology

From poly- + gender.

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