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Hermaphroditism   Listen
Hermaphroditism

noun
1.
Congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics.  Synonym: hermaphrodism.
2.
Showing characteristics of both sexes.  Synonyms: androgyny, bisexuality.






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"Hermaphroditism" Quotes from Famous Books



... French, BERDACHE (Anderson). An hermaphrodite. The reputation of hermaphroditism is not uncommon with Indians, and seems to attach to every malformation of the organs of generation. The word is of very ...
— Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon • George Gibbs

... (Anderson). An hermaphrodite. The reputation of hermaphroditism is not uncommon with Indians, and seems to attach to every malformation of the organs of generation. The word is of very ...
— Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon • George Gibbs

... of "The Entomologist," Mr. W.F. Kirby, of the British Museum, wrote an article having for its title, "Hermaphrodite-hybrid Sphingid," in which, referring to hybrids of Smerinthus ocellatus and populi, he says that hermaphroditism is the usual character of ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 • Various



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