Ambisexual
(defs 2, 4).
adjective
(biology) relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes
Also ambosexual. bisexual
adj.
“unisex” (of clothing), also “bisexual,” 1938 (ambisexuality is recorded from 1924), from ambi- + sexual. As a humorous coinage based on ambidextrous, ambisextrous is recorded from 1929.
ambisexual am·bi·sex·u·al (ām’bĭ-sěk’shōō-əl)
adj.
Sexually attracted to either sex indiscriminately. n.
An ambisexual person or organism.
am’bi·sex’u·al’i·ty (-āl’ĭ-tē) n.
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