Bisexuality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bisexuality is a noun meaning (of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
Meaning
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
More Meanings
- (chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
Example Sentences
Recall from earlier in this paper that H. longicornis consists of obligatory bisexual diploid races (20+XX 0; 20+X) […] and variance is obscured because of the simultaneous variables of method of reproduction (bisexuality vs. thelytoky) and […]
Word Forms
- bisexualities
Synonyms for bisexuality
Depending on context, synonyms include androgyny, hermaphroditism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hermaphroditism, androgyny, polysexuality, plurisexuality, biromantic, ambisexuality.
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