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ambisexual

[am-bi-sek-shoo-uh l]
adjective, noun
  1. bisexual(defs 2, 4).
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Origin of ambisexual

First recorded in 1935–40; ambi- + sexual
Related formsam·bi·sex·u·al·i·ty, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for ambisexual

ambisexual

adjective
  1. biology relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes
  2. Also: ambosexual bisexual
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Word Origin and History for ambisexual

adj.

"unisex" (of clothing), also "bisexual," 1938 (ambisexuality is recorded from 1924), from ambi- + sexual. As a humorous coinage based on ambidextrous, ambisextrous is recorded from 1929.

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ambisexual in Medicine

ambisexual

(ăm′bĭ-sĕk′shōō-əl)
adj.
  1. Bisexual.
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n.
  1. An ambisexual person or organism.
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Related formsam′bi•sex′u•al′i•ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.
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