an organism, esp an insect, that has both male and female physical characteristics
Comparehermaphrodite 1
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gy•nan•dro•morph
( ji nan′drə môrf′, gī-, jī-),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
gy•nan′dro•mor′phic, gy•nan′dro•mor′phous, adj.
gy•nan′dro•morph′ism, gy•nan′dro•mor′phy, n.
- Developmental Biologyan individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- Greek gýnandro(s) (see gynandrous) + -morph
- 1895–1900
gy•nan′dro•morph′ism, gy•nan′dro•mor′phy, n.
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