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/hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/ · noun
(dated, now offensive) A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics..
An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.
Comb jellies are sequential hermaphrodites.
Use hermaphrodite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hermaphrodite means (dated, now offensive) A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics..
Common synonyms include maphrodite, morphodite, mophrodite, androgyne.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.
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