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单词 hermaphrodite
释义 her·maph·ro·dite
I. \-dīt, usu -īd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English hermofrodite, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek hermaphroditos, from Hermaphroditos, mythological son of Hermes and Aphrodite who became joined in body with the nymph Salmacis
1.
 a. : an abnormal individual especially among the higher vertebrates having both male and female reproductive organs — called also androgyne
 b. : homosexual
2. : a combination of diverse elements; specifically : hermaphrodite brig
3. : an animal or plant that is normally equipped with both male and female reproductive organs : bisexual
 < the hydra … is a true hermaphrodite — Alpheus Hyatt >
II. adjective
: hermaphroditic
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