ambisexual
Americanadjective
adjective
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biology relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes
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Also: ambosexual. bisexual
Other Word Forms
- ambisexuality noun
Etymology
Origin of ambisexual
Example Sentences
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As an anthropologist sent to investigate humanity’s ambisexual descendants notes, while the social changes of gender fluidity seem small on the surface, in reality they are “incalculable.”
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2016
At up-and-coming label Baja East, Scott Studenberg and John Targon referenced Morocco in their show notes too, but the look of their ambisexual, loose luxe collection is more globe-trotting vagabond than any specific destination.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2015
When swearwords don’t become more equal-opportunity, they often begin to be used solely for women — Geoffrey Hughes calls this the “feminization of ambisexual terms.”
From Salon • May 11, 2013
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