secondary sexual characteristic

British  

noun

1. any of various features distinguishing individuals of different sex but not directly concerned in reproduction. Examples are the antlers of a stag and the beard of a man

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Example Sentences

She also provided the station with a purported doctor’s note which said her daughter had secondary sexual characteristics of an adult woman.

From Fox News

This female-biased death occurred after the stage of sex determination, when secondary sexual characteristics appear.

From Nature

This plumage is a secondary sexual characteristic of the males, and is dependent on the time of year, with males moulting out of a female-like dull brown colouration in the Autumn.

From BBC

Sea stars have no secondary sexual characteristics; you have to dissect one to tell whether it’s male or female.

From Washington Times

Biologists call facial hair a ‘secondary sexual characteristic’, a feature that marks puberty and communicates the transition from boy to man.

From Forbes