Hermaphrodite Synonyms

hər-măfrə-dīt
One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. intersex
  2. androgyne
  3. epicene
  4. bisexual
  5. transsexual
  6. gynandromorph
  7. gynandroid
  8. epicene person
Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. hermaphroditic

Words Related to Hermaphrodite

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. dioecious
  2. asexual
  3. unisexual

Hermaphrodite Sentence Examples

  • The flowers are hermaphrodite and regular with parts in fives (pentamerous) throughout, though exceptions from the pentamerous arrangement occur.

  • The majority of species are hermaphrodite and many are capable of self-impregnation.

  • Cycladidae.-One siphon or two free siphons with simple orifices; pallial line simple; hermaphrodite, embryos incubated in external gill-plate; freshwater, Cyclas; British.

  • But even in plants with hermaphrodite flowers self-fertilization is often provided against by the structure of the parts or by the period of ripening of the organs.

  • To allure and attract them to visit the flower the odoriferous secretions and gay colours are developed, and the position and complicated structure of the parts of the flower are adapted to the perfect performance of the process, It is comparatively rare in hermaphrodite flowers for self-fertilization to occur, and the various forms of dichogamy, dimorphism and trimorphism are fitted to prevent this.

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