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Hermaphroditism   Listen
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Hermaphroditism  n.  (Biol.) The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Hermaphroditism" Quotes from Famous Books



... (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



Words linked to "Hermaphroditism" :   bisexuality, sexuality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, hermaphrodism, androgyny, congenital abnormality, sex



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