hermaphrodite
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Definition of hermaphrodite
10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (dated, offensive)A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
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noun
- (dated, offensive)A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
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Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.
“An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.”
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Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.
“Comb jellies are sequential hermaphrodites.”
- A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
- A hermaphrodite brig.
- A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
- (World-War-I, historical)An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
adj
- (dated, not-comparable, offensive)Having ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
- (not-comparable)Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.
- (not-comparable)Combining two opposing qualities.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Hermaphroditus, the mythical son of Hermes and Aphrodite, who merged bodies with a naiad, thereafter having both male and female qualities.
Words you can make from hermaphrodite
200+ playable · top: MADREPORITE (16 pts)
Best play madreporite 16 points10-letter words
2 words9-letter words
10 words8-letter words
58 words- HAMPERED 16 pts
- HAMPERER 15 pts
- HEMIPTER 15 pts
- METAPHOR 15 pts
- TERAPHIM 15 pts
- TRIMORPH 15 pts
- HEATHIER 14 pts
- HEMATOID 14 pts
- MOTHERED 14 pts
- POTHERED 14 pts
- PREDEATH 14 pts
- THREAPED 14 pts
- TROPHIED 14 pts
- EPHORATE 13 pts
- IMPARTED 13 pts
- IMPORTED 13 pts
- PERIDERM 13 pts
- PREADMIT 13 pts
- PREARMED 13 pts
- TAMPERED 13 pts
- THREAPER 13 pts
- DITHERER 12 pts
- IMPARTER 12 pts
- IMPORTER 12 pts
- REIMPORT 12 pts
- RETHREAD 12 pts
- TAMPERER 12 pts
- THREADER 12 pts
- TRAMPIER 12 pts
- TRIHEDRA 12 pts
- AIRDROME 11 pts
- DEPORTER 11 pts
- DIAMETER 11 pts
- DIATREME 11 pts
- DREAMIER 11 pts
- EARTHIER 11 pts
- HEARTIER 11 pts
- MEDIATOR 11 pts
- MODERATE 11 pts
- MORTARED 11 pts
- OPERATED 11 pts
- PARROTED 11 pts
- PORTERED 11 pts
- PREDATOR 11 pts
- PRERADIO 11 pts
- PRORATED 11 pts
- PROTEIDE 11 pts
- PROTRADE 11 pts
- RAPIERED 11 pts
- REDREAMT 11 pts
- REPAIRED 11 pts
- REPORTED 11 pts
- TEARDROP 11 pts
- TREMORED 11 pts
- PERORATE 10 pts
- PORTIERE 10 pts
- PRIORATE 10 pts
- ADROITER 9 pts
7-letter words
129 words- HOPHEAD 16 pts
- DIMORPH 15 pts
- MOPHEAD 15 pts
- MORPHED 15 pts
- APOTHEM 14 pts
- HEMPIER 14 pts
- HOTHEAD 14 pts
- MORPHIA 14 pts
- PHARMER 14 pts
- EPHEDRA 13 pts
- ETHMOID 13 pts
- HAEMOID 13 pts
- HARDTOP 13 pts
- HEATHER 13 pts
- HEDARIM 13 pts
- HEIRDOM 13 pts
- HOMERED 13 pts
- PITHEAD 13 pts
- POTHEAD 13 pts
- RAPHIDE 13 pts
- DEMIREP 12 pts
- EMPTIED 12 pts
- EPIDERM 12 pts
- IMPEDER 12 pts
- MOTHIER 12 pts
- PHORATE 12 pts
- PREHEAT 12 pts
- PREHIRE 12 pts
- PREMADE 12 pts
- PRITHEE 12 pts
- TERAOHM 12 pts
- THEOREM 12 pts
- THERMAE 12 pts
- TRAMPED 12 pts
- TROMPED 12 pts
- ADHERER 11 pts
- AIRTHED 11 pts
- DIETHER 11 pts
- EARTHED 11 pts
- EMPEROR 11 pts
- EMPORIA 11 pts
- EMPTIER 11 pts
- EPITOME 11 pts
- HARDIER 11 pts
- HARRIED 11 pts
- HEADIER 11 pts
- HEARTED 11 pts
- HERRIED 11 pts
- HOARDER 11 pts
- MEROPIA 11 pts
- METOPAE 11 pts
- OTHERED 11 pts
- PREMIER 11 pts
- PRETERM 11 pts
- PRETRIM 11 pts
- PRIMATE 11 pts
- PRIMERO 11 pts
- REHEARD 11 pts
- REHIRED 11 pts
- TEMPERA 11 pts
- THEROID 11 pts
- TRAMPER 11 pts
- ADEPTER 10 pts
- ADMIRER 10 pts
- ADOPTEE 10 pts
- ADOPTER 10 pts
- AIRDROP 10 pts
- ARMORED 10 pts
- DEMERIT 10 pts
- DIMETER 10 pts
- DIOPTER 10 pts
- DIOPTRE 10 pts
- DIPTERA 10 pts
- DREAMER 10 pts
- EARDROP 10 pts
- EMEROID 10 pts
- EPIDOTE 10 pts
- HERITOR 10 pts
- HOARIER 10 pts
- MARRIED 10 pts
- MEDIATE 10 pts
- MERITED 10 pts
- MIRADOR 10 pts
- MITERED 10 pts
- OPIATED 10 pts
- PAROTID 10 pts
- PARRIED 10 pts
- PARTIED 10 pts
- PERIDOT 10 pts
- PIRATED 10 pts
- PREDATE 10 pts
- PREEDIT 10 pts
- PROTEID 10 pts
- RAPIDER 10 pts
- READMIT 10 pts
- READOPT 10 pts
- REARMED 10 pts
- REDREAM 10 pts
- REMATED 10 pts
- REMORID 10 pts
- RETAPED 10 pts
- RETIMED 10 pts
- TAPERED 10 pts
- AIRPORT 9 pts
- ARMOIRE 9 pts
- EMERITA 9 pts
- EMIRATE 9 pts
- MEATIER 9 pts
- MITERER 9 pts
- OPERATE 9 pts
- PARTIER 9 pts
- PEARTER 9 pts
- PEATIER 9 pts
- PIERROT 9 pts
- PRAETOR 9 pts
- PRERIOT 9 pts
- PRORATE 9 pts
- REMOTER 9 pts
- TAPERER 9 pts
- TRIREME 9 pts
- READIER 8 pts
- RETIRED 8 pts
- RETREAD 8 pts
- RETRIED 8 pts
- TARDIER 8 pts
- TARRIED 8 pts
- TIREDER 8 pts
- TREADER 8 pts
- TEARIER 7 pts
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