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androgynous
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an·drog·y·nous  (n-drj-ns)
adj.
1. Biology Having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditic.
2. Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior.

[From Latin androgynus, hermaphrodite, from Greek androgunos : andro-, andro- + gun, woman; see -gynous.]

an·drogy·nous·ly adv.
an·drogy·ny (--n) n.

androgynous
Adjective
having both male and female characteristics [Greek anēr man + gunē woman]

androgynous  (n-drj-ns)
Having both female and male characteristics.

androgyny noun (n-drj-n)
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Adj.1.androgynous - relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance
2.androgynous - having both male and female characteristics
female - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
male - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"

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He dressed androgynously, wearing long, curled hair, and fashionable tight, high-heeled shoes.
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