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hermaphrodite 
hermaphrodite definition
her·maph·ro·dite (hər maf′rə dīt′)
noun
- a person or animal with the sexual organs of both the male and the female
- a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower
- hermaphrodite brig
Etymology: altered (modeled on L or Gr) < ME hermofrodite < L hermaphroditus < Gr hermaphroditos, < Hermaphroditos, Hermaphroditus
adjective
Related Forms:
- hermaphroditism her·maph′·ro·dit′·ism′ noun or hermaphrodism her·maph′·ro·dism′ (-diz′əm)
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