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Hermaphroditus

/hɚˌmæf.ɹəˈdaɪ.təs/

Hermaphroditus proper noun: the son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.

hermaphroditus: the son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad
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Proper noun

Hermaphroditus

  1. (Greek) The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
  2. A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.

Origin of Hermaphroditus

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδιτος (Hermaphróditos, from Ἑρμῆς (Hermês) + Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē)).

Words formed from Hermaphroditus

Questions about Hermaphroditus

What does Hermaphroditus mean?
Hermaphroditus means the son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
What part of speech is Hermaphroditus?
Hermaphroditus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hermaphroditus?
Hermaphroditus is pronounced /hɚˌmæf.ɹəˈdaɪ.təs/.

Words near Hermaphroditus in the dictionary

  1. hermaphroditisms
  2. hermaphroditize
  3. hermaphroditized
  4. hermaphroditizes
  5. hermaphroditizing
  6. Hermaphroditus
  7. hermaphrodyte
  8. hermaphrodytes
  9. Hermathena
  10. hermatypic
  11. Hermean

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