Толковый словарь английского языка - hermaphrodite
Hermaphrodite
hermaphrodite
noun Etymology: Middle English hermofrodite, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek hermaphroditos, from Hermaphroditos Date: 14th century an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs, something that is a combination of diverse elements, ~ adjective hermaphroditic adjective hermaphroditism noun
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a Zool. an animal having both male and female sexual organs. b Bot. a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower. 2 a human being in which both male and female sex organs are present, or in which the sex organs contain both ovarian and testicular tissue. 3 a person or thing combining opposite qualities or characteristics. --adj. 1 combining both sexes. 2 combining opposite qualities or characteristics. Phrases and idioms hermaphrodite brig hist. a two-masted sailing ship rigged on the foremast as a brig and on the mainmast as a schooner. Derivatives hermaphroditic adj. hermaphroditical adj. hermaphroditism n. Etymology: L hermaphroditus f. Gk hermaphroditos, orig. the name of a son of Hermes and Aphrodite in Greek mythology, who became joined in one body with the nymph Salmacis ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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