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Secondary sex characteristic

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Noun
  1. 1
    A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.

    "Breasts in females and facial hair in males are examples of secondary sex characteristics in humans."

  2. 2
    the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) wordnet

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