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ANDROGYNE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made

Synonyms:

androgyne; epicene; epicene person; gynandromorph; hermaphrodite; intersex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("androgyne" is a kind of...):

bisexual; bisexual person (a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)

Derivation:

androgenous (of or related to androgenesis)

androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)

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