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bi⋅sex⋅u⋅al

  [bahy-sek-shoo-uhl]
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–adjective
1. Biology.
a. of both sexes.
b. combining male and female organs in one individual; hermaphroditic.
2. sexually responsive to both sexes; ambisexual.
–noun
3. Biology. an animal or plant that has the reproductive organs of both sexes.
4. a person sexually responsive to both sexes; ambisexual.
Origin:
1815–25; bi- 1 + sexual

Related forms:
bi⋅sex⋅u⋅al⋅i⋅ty, bi⋅sex⋅u⋅al⋅ism, noun
bi⋅sex⋅u⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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bi·sex·u·al   (bī-sěk'shōō-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to both sexes.

    1. Having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditic.

    2. Botany Denoting a single flower that contains functional staminate and pistillate structures; perfect.

  3. Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of either sex.

n.  

  1. A bisexual organism; a hermaphrodite.

  2. A bisexual person.

bi'sex·u·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n., bi·sex'u·al·ly adv.
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Main Entry: 2bisexual
Function: noun
: a bisexual individual
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bisexual bi·sex·u·al (bī-sěk'sh&oomacr;-əl)
adj.

  1. Relating to both sexes.

  2. Having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditic.

  3. Relating to or having a sexual orientation to persons of either sex.

n.

  1. A bisexual organism; a hermaphrodite.

  2. A bisexual person.

bi'sex·u·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n.

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bisexuality

in biology, the condition of an organism capable of producing both male and female gametes (sex cells). In plants and microorganisms, this is often referred to as monoecism. In multicellular animals, bisexuality is usually called hermaphroditism (q.v.).

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