PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex

Synonyms:

pseudohermaphrodite; pseudohermaphroditic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)

Derivation:

pseudohermaphrodite (someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth)

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