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hermaphrodism

hermaphrodism is the alternative spelling of hermaphroditism.

Meaning of hermaphroditism

Noun

hermaphroditism (countable and uncountable, plural hermaphroditisms)

  1. The condition of an organism that is able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequential hermaphroditism or dichogamy).
    • Among other organisms, alternative methods of reproduction include budding, hermaphroditism (one individual carrying both kinds of sex organs) and isogamy (two individuals, not distinguished as male and female, combining their genes).2018 April 24, John Launer, “Do We Even Need Men?”, in Literary Hub
  2. (dated, historical, offensive) The condition of intersex people with intermediate sex characteristics or pseudohermaphroditism.

Forms of hermaphrodism

pluralhermaphrodisms

Questions about hermaphrodism

What is hermaphrodism the alternative spelling of?
Hermaphrodism is the alternative spelling of hermaphroditism.

Words near hermaphrodism in the dictionary

  1. Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
  2. Hermanson
  3. Hermansons
  4. hermaphrodeities
  5. hermaphrodeity
  6. hermaphrodism
  7. hermaphrodisms
  8. hermaphrodite
  9. hermaphrodite brig
  10. hermaphrodite brigs
  11. hermaphrodites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hermaphrodism (page history and authors); hermaphroditism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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