Definition of Hermaphrodite. Meaning of Hermaphrodite. Synonyms of Hermaphrodite

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Definition of Hermaphrodite

Hermaphrodite
Hermaphrodite Her*maph"ro*dite, n. [L. hermaphroditus, Gr. ?, so called from the mythical story that Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, when bathing, became joined in one body with Salmacis, the nymph of a fountain in Caria: cf. F. hermaphrodite.] (Biol.) 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.
Hermaphrodite
Hermaphrodite Her*maph"ro*dite, a. Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower. Hermaphrodite brig. (Naut.) See under Brig. --Totten.

Meaning of Hermaphrodite from wikipedia

- A hermaphrodite (/hərˈmæfrəˌdaɪt/) is a ****ually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals...
- Look up hermaphrodite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hermaphrodite is a ****ually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes...
- Hermaphrodite is a series of photographs of a young inter**** person, who had a male build and stature and may have been ****igned female or self-identified...
- The Hermaphrodite is an incomplete novel by Julia Ward Howe about an inter**** individual raised as a male in the United States in the first half of the...
- "hermaphrodite" are considered to be misleading, stigmatizing, and scientifically specious in reference to humans. In biology, the term "hermaphrodite"...
- the organism's **** changes at some point in its life. A sequential hermaphrodite produces eggs (female gametes) and sperm (male gametes) at different...
- The Sleeping Hermaphrodite is an ancient marble sculpture depicting Hermaphroditus life size. In 1620, Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini sculpted the...
- In the past, the term hermaphrodite was widely applied in such cases, but humans are not hermaphroditic. In a truly hermaphroditic species, individuals...
- prayer, merged their two forms into one and transformed him into a hermaphrodite, he being considered the origin of the name. His name is compounded...
- flower has both stamens and carpels, and is described as "bi****ual" or "hermaphroditic". A uni****ual flower is one in which either the stamens or the carpels...