- hermaphroditic
- adjective see hermaphrodite
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hermaphroditic
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Hermaphroditic — Her*maph ro*dit ic, Hermaphroditical Her*maph ro*dit ic*al, a. 1. (Biol.) Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes; having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal; characterized by hermaphroditism. Opposite of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hermaphroditic — [hər maf΄rə dit′ik] adj. of, or having the nature of, a hermaphrodite: also hermaphroditical hermaphroditically adv. * * * See hermaphrodite. * * * … Universalium
hermaphroditic — 1620s, from HERMAPHRODITE (Cf. hermaphrodite) + IC (Cf. ic). Earlier form was hermaphroditical (c.1600) … Etymology dictionary
hermaphroditic — hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite *bisexual, androgynous, epicene … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hermaphroditic — [hər maf΄rə dit′ik] adj. of, or having the nature of, a hermaphrodite: also hermaphroditical hermaphroditically adv … English World dictionary
hermaphroditic — dvilytis augalas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Augalas, turintis abiejų lyčių organus viename individe. atitikmenys: angl. bisexual plant; hermaphroditic rus. двухполое растение … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
hermaphroditic — hermaphrodite ► NOUN 1) a person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics. 2) Botany a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower. DERIVATIVES hermaphroditic adjective hermaphroditism noun. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
hermaphroditic — with male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, as opposed to gonochoristic … Dictionary of ichthyology
hermaphroditic — adjective a) Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. b) Possessing the reproductive organs of both genders. See Also: androgynous, gender ambiguous … Wiktionary
hermaphroditic — Pocessing male and female organs either simultaneously or sequentially [Holdich and Jones, 1983] … Crustacea glossary
