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secondary sex characteristic

secondary sex characteristic noun: a feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.

Noun

secondary sex characteristic (plural secondary sex characteristics)

  1. A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.
    • Breasts in females and facial hair in males are examples of secondary sex characteristics in humans.

Forms of secondary sex characteristic

pluralsecondary sex characteristics

Questions about secondary sex characteristic

What does secondary sex characteristic mean?
Secondary sex characteristic means a feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.
What part of speech is secondary sex characteristic?
Secondary sex characteristic is a noun.
What is the plural of secondary sex characteristic?
The plural of secondary sex characteristic is secondary sex characteristics.

Words near secondary sex characteristic in the dictionary

  1. secondary sanctions
  2. secondary school
  3. secondary schools
  4. secondary sector
  5. secondary sectors
  6. secondary sex characteristic
  7. secondary sex characteristics
  8. secondary smoking
  9. secondary source
  10. secondary sources
  11. secondary storage

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