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PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

bisexual; bisexual person (a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)

Derivation:

pseudohermaphroditic (having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex

Synonyms:

pseudohermaphrodite; pseudohermaphroditic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)

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