HERMAPHRODITE


Meaning of HERMAPHRODITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)hər-ˈma-frə-ˌdīt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English hermofrodite, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek hermaphroditos, from Hermaphroditos

Date: 14th century

1. : an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs

2. : something that is a combination of diverse elements

• hermaphrodite adjective

• her·maph·ro·dit·ic (ˌ)hər-ˌma-frə-ˈdi-tik adjective

• her·maph·ro·dit·ism -ˈma-frə-ˌdī-ˌti-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.