hermaphrodite
[ hur-maf-ruh-dahyt ]
/ hɜrˈmæf rəˌdaɪt /
noun
an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present.
Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
Biology.
an organism, as an earthworm or plant, having normally both the male and female organs of generation.
a person or thing in which two opposite qualities are combined.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a hermaphrodite.
combining two opposite qualities.
Botany.
monoclinous.
Origin of hermaphrodite
1350–1400; Middle English
hermofrodite < Latin
hermaphrodītus < Greek
hermaphródītos hemaphrodite, name of the son of Hermes and Aphrodite
OTHER WORDS FROM hermaphrodite
her·maph·ro·dit·ic [hur-maf-ruh-dit-ik] /hɜrˌmæf rəˈdɪt ɪk/, her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal, her·maph·ro·dit·ish [hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tish] /hɜrˌmæf rəˈdaɪ tɪʃ/, adjective her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby hermaphrodite
herma,
herman,
hermann,
hermann-mauguin symbol,
hermannstadt,
hermaphrodite,
hermaphrodite brig,
hermaphrodite rig,
hermaphroditism,
hermaphroditus,
hermatype
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British Dictionary definitions for hermaphroditic
hermaphrodite
/ (hɜːˈmæfrəˌdaɪt) /
noun
biology
an individual animal or flower that has both male and female reproductive organs
a person having both male and female sexual characteristics and genital tissues
a person or thing in which two opposite forces or qualities are combined
adjective
having the characteristics of a hermaphrodite
Derived forms of hermaphrodite
hermaphroditic or hermaphroditical, adjective hermaphroditically, adverb hermaphroditism, nounWord Origin for hermaphrodite
C15: from Latin
hermaphrodītus, from Greek, after
Hermaphroditus
Medical definitions for hermaphroditic
hermaphrodite
[ hər-măf′rə-dīt′ ]
n.
An individual having the reproductive organs and many of the secondary sex characteristics of both sexes.
Other words from hermaphrodite
her•maph′ro•dit′ic (-dĭt′ĭk) adj.Scientific definitions for hermaphroditic
hermaphrodite
[ hər-măf′rə-dīt′ ]
An organism, such as an earthworm or flowering plant, having both male and female reproductive organs in a single individual.