hermaphroditic
Americanadjective
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Biology. relating to or being a hermaphrodite.
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combining two opposite qualities or characteristics; being neither one thing nor the other.
Example Sentences
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But for the hermaphroditic version of these tiny roundworms, it's a very different story.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
There were around 10 baby sea stars, each the spitting image of their parent, which like many starfish was probably hermaphroditic.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
The analysis of modern plants and their genetic history showed a change in the gene flow about 11,000 years ago that signaled a selection by early farmers for hermaphroditic grapevines.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2023
He added that a single hermaphroditic, self-fertilizing jeffdanielsi can produce 160 babies in its lifespan.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022
When Mr. Whitlock was doing hermaphroditic reproduction in worms last term, he called one worm "Worm Lee” and the other "Worm Michelle.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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