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sex characteristic

sex characteristic noun: a physical trait of a sexually dimorphic organism that is specific to one sex.

Noun

sex characteristic (plural sex characteristics)

  1. A physical trait of a sexually dimorphic organism that is specific to one sex.
    • primary sex characteristic
    • secondary sex characteristic
    Synonyms:
    sexual characteristic

Synonyms of sex characteristic

  • sexual characteristic

Forms of sex characteristic

pluralsex characteristics

Questions about sex characteristic

What does sex characteristic mean?
Sex characteristic means a physical trait of a sexually dimorphic organism that is specific to one sex.
What part of speech is sex characteristic?
Sex characteristic is a noun.
What is the plural of sex characteristic?
The plural of sex characteristic is sex characteristics.

Words near sex characteristic in the dictionary

  1. sex bracelets
  2. sex cell
  3. sex cells
  4. sex change
  5. sex changes
  6. sex characteristic
  7. sex chromosome
  8. sex chromosomes
  9. sex club
  10. sex clubs
  11. sex comb

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