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pseudohermaphrodite
[ soo-doh-hur-maf-ruh-dahyt ]
/ ˌsu doʊ hɜrˈmæf rəˌdaɪt /
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noun
(no longer in common use; now considered offensive) an individual having reproductive organs of one sex and other sexual characteristics resembling those of a different sex or being ambiguous in nature.
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Compare hermaphrodite (def. 1). See also intersex (def. 2).
Origin of pseudohermaphrodite
First recorded in 1890–95; pseudo- + hermaphrodite
OTHER WORDS FROM pseudohermaphrodite
pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dit·ic [soo-doh-her-maf-ruh-dit-ik], /ˌsu doʊ hərˌmæf rəˈdɪt ɪk/, adjectivepseu·do·her·maph·ro·dit·ism [soo-doh-hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tiz-uhm], /ˌsu doʊ hɜrˈmæf rə daɪˌtɪz əm/, pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dism [soo-doh-hur-maf-ruh-diz-uhm], /ˌsu doʊ hɜrˈmæf rəˌdɪz əm/, nounWords nearby pseudohermaphrodite
pseudodipteral, pseudoephedrine, pseudo-event, pseudo force, pseudohemophilia, pseudohermaphrodite, pseudo-hieroglyphic, pseudointellectual, pseudo-intransitive, Pseudo-Isidorian, pseudology
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British Dictionary definitions for pseudohermaphrodite
pseudohermaphrodite
/ (ˌsjuːdəʊhɜːˈmæfrəˌdaɪt) /
noun
an organism with the congenital condition of having the organs of reproduction of one sex and the external genitalia, usually malformed, of the opposite sexCompare hermaphroditism
Derived forms of pseudohermaphrodite
pseudohermaphroditism, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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