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androgynous
[ an-droj-uh-nuhs ]
/ ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs /
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adjective
neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance:the androgynous look of many rock stars.
having an ambiguous sexual identity or having both masculine and feminine gender characteristics.
being neither strictly male nor strictly female, often possessing physical sex traits of both.
Botany. having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence.
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an·drog·y·ny, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH androgynous
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British Dictionary definitions for androgynous
androgynous
/ (ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs) /
adjective
botany having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint
having male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite
Derived forms of androgynous
androgyny, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for androgynous
androgynous
[ ăn-drŏj′ə-nəs ]
Having both female and male characteristics.
Other words from androgynous
androgyny noun (ăn-drŏj′ə-nē)The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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