hermaphroditic
/həɹˌmæf.ɹəˈdɪ.tɪk/
hermaphroditic adjective: of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite.
Adjective
hermaphroditic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite.
- Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes.
- Relating to the metaphysical integration of two complementary principles, often framed as masculine and feminine, active and receptive, solar and lunar, force and form, etc.
- Balanced force is personified by hermaphroditic union of the two principles.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 106
- Unisex.
- At twenty-five she [Clifton Baker] spoke all the most useful living languages and wrote the four most important dead ones. Eight letters (which she never by any chance used) after her hermaphroditic name were some evidence of a scientific grounding […]1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
- Of, related to, or having both male and female connectability for fastening.
hermaphroditic meaning in Tagalog
hermaphroditic in Tagalog
- biology: possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes
- balakihanin
Synonyms of hermaphroditic
Origin of hermaphroditic
From hermaphrodite + -ic.
Words formed from hermaphroditic
Questions about hermaphroditic
- What does hermaphroditic mean?
- Hermaphroditic means of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite.
- What is hermaphroditic in Tagalog?
- Hermaphroditic in Tagalog is balakihanin. See Hermaphroditic meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is hermaphroditic?
- Hermaphroditic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hermaphroditic?
- Hermaphroditic is pronounced /həɹˌmæf.ɹəˈdɪ.tɪk/.
Words near hermaphroditic in the dictionary
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