hermaphro'ditical
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hermaphrodite (hɜːˈmæfrəˌdaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | biology an individual animal or flower that has both male and female reproductive organs |
| 2. | a person having both male and female sexual characteristics and genital tissues |
| 3. | a person or thing in which two opposite forces or qualities are combined |
| —adj | |
| 4. | having the characteristics of a hermaphrodite |
| [C15: from Latin hermaphrodītus, from Greek, after | |
| hermaphro'ditic | |
| —adj | |
| hermaphro'ditical | |
| —adj | |
| hermaphro'ditically | |
| —adv | |
| her'maphroditism | |
| —n | |
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