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hermaphrodite definition

her·maph·ro·dite (hər mafrə dīt′)

noun

  1. a person or animal with the sexual organs of both the male and the female
  2. a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower
  3. hermaphrodite brig

Etymology: altered (modeled on L or Gr) < ME hermofrodite < L hermaphroditus < Gr hermaphroditos, < Hermaphroditos, Hermaphroditus

adjective

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