Unisexual

Quick meaning: Unisexual is an adjective meaning Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites).

Meaning

Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites).

More Meanings

1. Of a species, having only a single (potentially hermaphroditic) sex (as opposed to bisexual).
2. Unisex; suitable for any sex or gender.
3. An organism which is unisexual.

Example Sentences

Most animals are unisexual.

You may not be familiar with the name or it could be a unisexual name, and some women and men may have first names that are more traditional for the opposite gender.

Populations of ambystomatid salamanders on Middle Bass and North Bass Islands in the western basin of Lake Erie consist largely of female unisexuals. On both islands, diploid unisexuals are more abundant than triploid .

Samples that included both bisexual and unisexual females were obtained from all localities shown in Figure 2 except sites C, J, and O. The proportion of unisexuals in these samples varied from 2% to 94% of the females in a given sample.

Word Forms

• unisexuals

Synonyms for unisexual

Depending on context, synonyms include sexual.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sexual, monosex, unispecific, single-celled, unicelled, monoecious.

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