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Meaning of hermaphrodite

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hermaphrodite

Pronunciation:/hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.

    Example: An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.

  2. A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.

  3. A hermaphrodite brig.

  4. A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of an individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.

  2. Combining two opposing qualities.