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hermaphrodite
hermaphrodite is a 13-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths. Face value is 24 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
13 letters · Scrabble 24 · Words With Friends 24 · 4 senses
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- 1noun
An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.
- 2adjective
Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower.
- 3noun
one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
- 4adjective
of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
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