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HERMAPHRODITISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing characteristics of both sexes

Synonyms:

androgyny; bisexuality; hermaphroditism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("hermaphroditism" is a kind of...):

gender; sex; sexuality (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics

Synonyms:

hermaphrodism; hermaphroditism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hermaphroditism" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

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