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Adjective: hermaphrodite  hur'ma-fru`dIt
  1. Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
    - hermaphroditic
Noun: hermaphrodite  hur'ma-fru`dIt
  1. One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
    - intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene person

Derived forms: hermaphrodites

See also: androgynous, hermaphroditic

Type of: bisexual, bisexual person

Encyclopedia: Hermaphrodite