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noun
1.
an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
2.
Biology. an organism, as an earthworm or plant, having normally both the male and female organs of generation.
3.
a person or thing in which two opposite qualities are combined.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hermaphrodite.
5.
combining two opposite qualities.
6.
Botany. monoclinous.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English hermofrodite < Latin hermaphrodītus < Greek hermaphródītos hemaphrodite, name of the son of Hermes and Aphrodite
1350–1400; Middle English hermofrodite < Latin hermaphrodītus < Greek hermaphródītos hemaphrodite, name of the son of Hermes and Aphrodite
Related forms
her·maph·ro·dit·ic 
[hur-maf-ruh-dit-ik] , her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal, her·maph·ro·dit·ish [hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tish] , adjective
[hur-maf-ruh-dit-ik] , her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal, her·maph·ro·dit·ish [hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tish] , adjective her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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| hermaphrodite (hər-māf'rə-dīt') Pronunciation Key
An organism, such as an earthworm or flowering plant, having both male and female reproductive organs in a single individual. |
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