her·maph·ro·dite (h r-m f r-d t )n. 1. An animal or plant exhibiting hermaphroditism. 2. Something that is a combination of disparate or contradictory elements. [Middle English hermofrodite, from Medieval Latin hermofrod tus, from Latin Hermaphrodtus, Hermaphroditus, hermaphrodite; see Hermaphroditus.]her·maph ro·ditic (-d tk) adj.her·maph ro·diti·cal·ly adv. |
hermaphrodite [hɜːˈmæfrəˌdaɪt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology an individual animal or flower that has both male and female reproductive organs
2. (Medicine) 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
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) having the characteristics of a hermaphrodite
[from Latin hermaphrodītus, from Greek, after Hermaphroditus]
hermaphroditic , hermaphroditical adj
hermaphroditically adv
hermaphroditism n
| hermaphrodite (hr-mfr-dt) An organism, such as an earthworm or flowering plant, having both male and female reproductive organs in a single individual. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hermaphrodite - one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be madebisexual, bisexual person - a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes |
| Adj. | 1. | hermaphrodite - of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms androgynous - having both male and female characteristics |
hermaphrodite
Translations
hermaphrodite
n → Zwitter m, → Hermaphrodit m (geh)
adj → zwittrig, hermaphroditisch (geh); plants also → gemischtgeschlechtig
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