[ep.i.cene] adj [ME, fr. L epicoenus, fr. Gk epikoinos, fr. epi- + koinos common--more at co-] (15c) 1 of a noun: having but one form to indicate either sex
2. a: having characteristics typical of the other sex: intersexual b: effeminate
3: lacking characteristics of either sex -- epicene n -- ep.i.cen.ism n