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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"Before studying hermaphrodites, the first question was what females do."
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
Many are also hermaphrodites; they produce both eggs and sperm, which they release once a year, in the summertime after a full moon.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 18, 2016
Some mutant grapes that normally would have had separate male and female individuals also became self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
