her·maph·ro·dite /(ˌ)hɝˈmæfrəˌdaɪt/
具有兩性者,陰陽人,兩性體(a.)雌雄同體的
her·maph·ro·dite /(ˌ)hɝˈmæfrəˌdaɪt/ 名詞
兩性人,雌雄同體,雌雄同株,兩性體
Her·maph·ro·dite n. Biol. An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.
Her·maph·ro·dite, a. Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower.
Hermaphrodite brig. Naut. See under Brig.
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hermaphrodite
adj : of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive
organs [syn: hermaphroditic]
n : one having both male and female sexual characteristics and
organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or
female cannot be made [syn: intersex, gynandromorph,
androgyne, epicine, epicine person]