hermaphrodite
noun
an organism, such as an earthworm or plant, having both male and female reproductive organs at the same time or throughout the lifespan.
hermaphrodites
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pluralof hermaphrodite.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Anatomically female but capable of self-fertilizing with their own supply of sperm, hermaphrodites remain emphatically uninterested in mating -- until their sperm supply runs dry.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
I remember learning about hermaphrodites in animals in junior high school.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
All Bipalium species are hermaphrodites, and so they're also flexible in how they make babies.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 15, 2017
Beardsley’s transvestites and hermaphrodites are still marvellous to look at, but the pleasure is considerably amplified when one notices his witty references to Botticelli, Dürer, even Holbein the Younger.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 14, 2016
Recall that most wild plants either are regularly cross-pollinated hermaphrodites or consist of separate male and female individuals that inevitably depend on another individual for pollination.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
