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PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pseudohermaphrodite mean?
• PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE (noun)
The noun PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE has 1 sense:
1. someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth
Familiarity information: PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE used as a noun is very rare.
• PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE (adjective)
The adjective PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE has 1 sense:
1. having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex
Familiarity information: PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("pseudohermaphrodite" is a kind of...):
bisexual; bisexual person (a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)
Derivation:
pseudohermaphroditic (having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex)
• PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex
Synonyms:
pseudohermaphrodite; pseudohermaphroditic
Similar:
androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)
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