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hermaphrodite

/hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/

noun

Meaning

  • An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.

    "An earthworm is a hermaphrodite."

  • A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.

  • A hermaphrodite brig.

  • A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.

  • An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

Synonyms

androgyne,
gynandromorph,
intersex,
maphrodite,
mophrodite,
morphodite

adjective

Meaning

  • (of an individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.

  • Combining two opposing qualities.

Synonyms

androgynous,
hermaphroditic,
intersex