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hermaphroditism

(hər-măfˈrə-dī-tĭzˌəm) also her·maph·ro·dism (-rə-dĭzˌəm)

noun
  1. An anomalous condition in humans and animals in which both male and female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics are present in the same individual.
  2. The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in a plant or animal, as in an earthworm or a monoecious plant.

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