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hermaphrodite in Arabic

خُنْثَى ḵunṯā

US/hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/

hermaphrodite in Arabic: خُنْثَى (ḵunṯā), خُنْثَوِيّ (ḵunṯawiyy). In English, hermaphrodite means a person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.

Arabic words for hermaphrodite

organism having both male and female gonads; person not prototypically male or female
خُنْثَى ḵunṯā
having both male and female gonads
خُنْثَوِيّ ḵunṯawiyy

English meaning of hermaphrodite

  1. noun A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
  2. noun Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.
  3. noun Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.
  4. noun A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.

Full definition of hermaphrodite

hermaphrodite in a sentence

  • An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.
  • Comb jellies are sequential hermaphrodites.

Synonyms of hermaphrodite

All synonyms of hermaphrodite

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Questions about hermaphrodite in Arabic

What is the meaning of hermaphrodite in Arabic?
Hermaphrodite in Arabic is خُنْثَى (ḵunṯā), خُنْثَوِيّ (ḵunṯawiyy).
ما معنى كلمة hermaphrodite؟
Hermaphrodite: خُنْثَى (ḵunṯā), خُنْثَوِيّ (ḵunṯawiyy).
What does hermaphrodite mean in English?
Hermaphrodite means a person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.

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