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ambisextrous

American  
[am-bi-sek-struhs] / ˌæm bɪˈsɛk strəs /

adjective

  1. Informal.

    1. attracted to both men and women, or to people of various gender identities; bisexual.

    2. used by or suitable for any gender; unisex.

      ambisextrous hairstyles.

  2. held in common by both the male and female sex, especially sexual characteristics.

Etymology

Origin of ambisextrous

First recorded in 1965–70; blend of sex 1 and ambidextrous

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Fen is quite unlike Cloud Nine, Churchill's wickedly ambisextrous foray into the man-woman relationship in the heyday of Victoria's imperial sway, updated in Act II to contemporary Britain.

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