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hermaphroditism

hermaphroditism noun: 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).

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.

hermaphroditism meaning in Tamil

hermaphroditism in Tamil

அழிதூநிலை, இருபால்தன்மை, இருபால்நிலை, இருபால் உடல்

Synonyms of hermaphroditism

All synonyms of hermaphroditism

Forms of hermaphroditism

pluralhermaphroditisms

Origin of hermaphroditism

From hermaphrodite + -ism.

Questions about hermaphroditism

What does hermaphroditism mean?
Hermaphroditism means 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).
What is hermaphroditism in Tamil?
Hermaphroditism in Tamil is அழிதூநிலை, இருபால்தன்மை, இருபால்நிலை. See Hermaphroditism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hermaphroditism?
Hermaphroditism is a noun.
What is the plural of hermaphroditism?
The plural of hermaphroditism is hermaphroditisms.

Words near hermaphroditism in the dictionary

  1. hermaphrodites
  2. hermaphroditic
  3. hermaphroditical
  4. hermaphroditically
  5. hermaphroditish
  6. hermaphroditism
  7. hermaphroditisms
  8. hermaphroditize
  9. hermaphroditized
  10. hermaphroditizes
  11. hermaphroditizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hermaphroditism (page history and authors); hermaphroditism (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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