androgynous

The definition of androgynous is something that has both female and male traits, or something that is not clearly either masculine or feminine.

(adjective)

See androgynous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

both male and female in one; hermaphroditic
Bot. bearing both staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence or cluster
1. of or marked by a blend of male and female characteristics, roles, etc.: an androgynous culture
2. designating or of something that is not differentiated as to sex: androgynous clothing

Origin: L androgynus < Gr androgynos: see andro- & -gynous

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See androgynous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Biology Having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditic.
Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin androgynus, hermaphrodite

Origin: , from Greek androgunos

Origin: : andro-, andro-

Origin: + gunē, woman; see -gynous

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