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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But as they age, hermaphrodites continue producing eggs and cease producing sperm, leaving them with gametes they cannot self-fertilize.
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
But we hermaphrodites are people like everybody else.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
