hermaphrodite

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The old term was hermaphrodite, then intersex.

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  1. noun An animal or plant exhibiting hermaphroditism.
  2. noun Something that is a combination of disparate or contradictory elements.

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  • The hermaphrodite was the clincher aimed at making attendees spend a little more money than they already had, and it was usually good that people really didn't mind--in fact, McClelland says, it was quite the opposite. —  Omni: March 1995
  • Ilario is a true hermaphrodite, and so fits as neither man or woman in a time when gender rules are strict and unbending. —  Susan Hated Literature
  • A genuine hermaphrodite is as rare as a unicorn scientifically. —  Latest Articles
  • During the L2 stage in the hermaphrodite, the two sex myoblasts (SMs) migrate from the posterior to positions precisely flanking the center of the somatic gonad. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The term hermaphrodite comes from the name of the minor Greek god Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English hermofrodite, from Medieval Latin hermofrodītus, from Latin Hermaphrodītus, Hermaphroditus, hermaphrodite; see Hermaphroditus.

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  1. = French hermaphrodite = Spanish hermafrodita, hermafrodito = Portuguese hermaphrodita = Italian ermafrodito, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek ἑρμαφρόδιτος, a hermaphrodite, so called from (Ερμαφρόδίτος, Hermaphroditus, in mythology son of Hermes (Mercury) and Aphrodite (Venus); according to the legend, he became united in one body with the nymph Salmacis while bathing in her fountain; from (Ερμῆς, Hermes, + Ἀφροδίτη, Aphrodite.
 

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/hərˈmæfrədaɪt/
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