First Known Use: 14th century
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hermaphrodite
noun her·maph·ro·dite \(ˌ)hər-ˈma-frə-ˌdīt\
: a person, plant, or animal that has both male and female parts
Full Definition of HERMAPHRODITE
1
: an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs
2
: something that is a combination of diverse elements
— hermaphrodite adjective
— her·maph·ro·dit·ic \(ˌ)hər-ˌma-frə-ˈdi-tik\ adjective
— her·maph·ro·dit·ism \-ˈma-frə-ˌdī-ˌti-zəm\ noun
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Origin of HERMAPHRODITE
Middle English hermofrodite, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek hermaphroditos, from Hermaphroditos
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Rhymes with HERMAPHRODITE
adipocyte, alexandrite, amazonite, amoebocyte, amyl nitrite, anthophyllite, anti-Semite, butyl nitrite, cosmopolite, dermatophyte, electrolyte, embryophyte, exurbanite, gemütlichkeit, Gibeonite, Gileadite, go fly a kite, idiot light, Indo-Hittite, McCarthyite, meteorite, Michiganite, Midianite, multipartite, New Hampshirite, New Jerseyite, potato blight, property right, quadripartite, Rhode Island White, spermatocyte, substantive right, suburbanite, sweetness and light, theodolite, Turkish delight, Wyomingite
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hermaphrodite
noun her·maph·ro·dite \(ˌ)hər-ˈmaf-rə-ˌdīt\
Medical Definition of HERMAPHRODITE
: an individual exhibiting hermaphroditism
—hermaphrodite adjective
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