Gynandromorphous


[ji-nan-druh-mawrf, gahy-, jahy-] /dʒɪˈnæn drəˌmɔrf, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ-/

noun, Biology.
1.
an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
/dʒɪˈnændrəʊˌmɔːf; ɡaɪ-; dʒaɪ-/
noun
1.
an organism, esp an insect, that has both male and female physical characteristics Compare hermaphrodite (sense 1)

gynandromorphous gy·nan·dro·mor·phous (jĭ-nān’drə-môr’fəs, gī-, jī-)
adj.
Having both male and female characteristics.

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