hermaphrodite
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Is hermaphrodite a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of hermaphrodite?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (dated, now offensive) A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.datedoffensive
2. (biology) Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.Examples: "An earthworm is a hermaphrodite."
3. (biology) Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.Examples: "Comb jellies are sequential hermaphrodites."
4. (nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.
5. (World War I military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.World-War-Ihistorical
adj (English)
1. (dated, now offensive) Having ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.datednot-comparableoffensive
2. (biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.not-comparable
This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.
Definition source: Wiktionary