Definitions
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- noun An individual born with
male gonads , but who appears to havefemale externalgenitalia . They are often raised as girls until puberty, when they develop normal male genitalia. This is the result of a 5-alpha-reductase deficiency.
Etymologies
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From Spanish expression huevo a los doce ("eggs at twelve").
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From Zora’s manuscript I became acquainted with the hijras of India, the kwolu-aatmwols of the Sambia in Papua New Guinea, and the guevedoche of the Dominican Republic.
Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffery 2002
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