epicene
adjective
- designating a noun, as in Latin or Greek, having only one grammatical form to denote an individual of either sex
- belonging to one sex but having characteristics of the other, or of neither; specif., effeminate; unmanly
See epicene in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕpˈĭ-sēnˌ)
adjective- Belonging to or having the characteristics of both the male and the female: an epicene statue.
- Effeminate; unmanly.
- Sexless; neuter.
- Linguistics Having only one form of the noun for both the male and the female.
noun- One that is epicene.
- Linguistics An epicene word.
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