hermaphrodite

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/

Noun

hermaphrodite (plural hermaphrodites)

1. An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. [from late 14th c.]

   An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.

2. A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
3. (nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.
4. A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
5. (WWI military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

Synonyms

• maphrodite, morphodite, mophrodite (slang)
• androgyne
• gynandromorph
• intersex

Translations

• French: hermaphrodite
• German: Zwitter; (formal also) Hermaphrodit, Hermaphroditin; (rarely also) Zweigeschlecht
• Portuguese: hermafrodita, andrógino, dígamo
• Russian: гермафроди́т
• Spanish: hermafrodita

Translations

• Portuguese: ambivalente, ambíguo

Adjective

hermaphrodite (not comparable)

1. (of an, individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.
2. Combining two opposing qualities.

Synonyms

• androgynous
• hermaphroditic
• intersex

Translations

• French: hermaphrodite, bisexué, bisexuée
• German: hermaphroditisch, zwittrig
• Portuguese: hermafrodita
• Russian: гермафроди́тный
• Spanish: hermafrodita

Translations

• Portuguese: ambivalente

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