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pseudosexual

pseudosexual adjective: apparently but not actually sexual.

Adjective

pseudosexual (not comparable)

  1. Apparently but not actually sexual.
    • Preovulatory animals, expressing female-like pseudosexual behavior, are characterized by an elevated concentration of E and a moderate concentration of progesterone (P) […]1987, Florence Haseltine, Michael E. McClure, Ellen H. Goldberg, Genetic markers of sex differentiation, page 18

Origin of pseudosexual

From pseudo- + sexual.

Questions about pseudosexual

What does pseudosexual mean?
Pseudosexual means apparently but not actually sexual.
What part of speech is pseudosexual?
Pseudosexual is an adjective.

Words near pseudosexual in the dictionary

  1. pseudoseptum
  2. pseudosequence
  3. pseudosequences
  4. pseudoservice
  5. pseudoservices
  6. pseudosexual
  7. pseudosexuality
  8. pseudosheath
  9. pseudosibling
  10. pseudosiblings
  11. pseudosilent

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