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hermafrodite

hermafrodite is the misspelling of hermaphrodite.

Meaning of hermaphrodite

Noun

hermaphrodite (plural hermaphrodites)

  1. (dated, offensive) A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
  2. Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.
    • An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.
  3. Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.
    • Comb jellies are sequential hermaphrodites.
  4. (dated, offensive) A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
  5. A hermaphrodite brig.
  6. A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.

See all 10 meanings of hermaphrodite

Forms of hermafrodite

pluralhermafrodites

Origin of hermafrodite

Compare Dutch hermafrodiet, Portuguese hermafrodita, and Spanish hermafrodita.

Questions about hermafrodite

What is hermafrodite the misspelling of?
Hermafrodite is the misspelling of hermaphrodite.

Words near hermafrodite in the dictionary

  1. herma
  2. hermae
  3. Hermaean
  4. hermaeid
  5. hermaeids
  6. hermafrodite
  7. hermafrodites
  8. hermai
  9. hermaic
  10. Herman
  11. Herman Cain Award

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