hermaphroditic

hermaphroditic
hermaphrodite NOUN 1) a person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics. 2) Botany a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower.
DERIVATIVES hermaphroditic adjective hermaphroditism noun.
ORIGIN Greek hermaphroditos, originally the name of the son of Hermes and Aphrodite who became joined in one body with the nymph Salmacis.

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  • hermaphroditic — [hər maf΄rə dit′ik] adj. of, or having the nature of, a hermaphrodite: also hermaphroditical hermaphroditically adv. * * * See hermaphrodite. * * * …   Universalium

  • hermaphroditic — 1620s, from HERMAPHRODITE (Cf. hermaphrodite) + IC (Cf. ic). Earlier form was hermaphroditical (c.1600) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hermaphroditic — hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite *bisexual, androgynous, epicene …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hermaphroditic — [hər maf΄rə dit′ik] adj. of, or having the nature of, a hermaphrodite: also hermaphroditical hermaphroditically adv …   English World dictionary

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  • hermaphroditic — adjective see hermaphrodite …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hermaphroditic — with male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, as opposed to gonochoristic …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • hermaphroditic — adjective a) Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. b) Possessing the reproductive organs of both genders. See Also: androgynous, gender ambiguous …   Wiktionary

  • hermaphroditic — Pocessing male and female organs either simultaneously or sequentially [Holdich and Jones, 1983] …   Crustacea glossary

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