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SEX-LIMITED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sex-limited mean?
• SEX-LIMITED (adjective)
The adjective SEX-LIMITED has 1 sense:
1. relating to characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes
Familiarity information: SEX-LIMITED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
sex characteristic (those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other)
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