hermaphroditic
/hərˌmæfrəˈdɪtɪk/
adjective
- Having both male and female reproductive organs or characteristics.
- Some fish species are hermaphroditic and can change sex during their lifetime.
- Many garden snails are hermaphroditic, meaning each individual has both male and female parts.
- The hermaphroditic plant can self-pollinate if no other plants are nearby.
- Combining qualities or features of both sexes; androgynous.
- The fashion designer's collection featured hermaphroditic silhouettes that could be worn by anyone.
- The artist's sculpture had a hermaphroditic form that blurred traditional gender lines.
- In mythology, some deities are described as hermaphroditic, representing unity of opposites.
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