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Rarehermaphrodite
The correct spelling is hermaphrodite.
How to pronounce hermaphrodite
noun
IPA: /hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/
Say it like: Her-maf-rod-ite
The correct spelling is hermaphrodite. An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. For example: "An earthworm is a hermaphrodite."
Usage Examples
“An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.
- 2.A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
- 3.A hermaphrodite brig.
- 4.A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
- 5.An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
adjective
- 1.(of an individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.
- 2.Combining two opposing qualities.
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