hermaphrodite vs hermaphroditic what difference
what is difference between hermaphrodite and hermaphroditic
English
Etymology
From Hermaphroditus, the mythical son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad and thereafter possessed both male and female qualities.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/
Noun
hermaphrodite (plural hermaphrodites)
- An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. [from late 14th c.]
- An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.
- A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
- (nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.
- A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
- (WWI military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
Usage notes
- Like many terms that start with a non-silent h but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede hermaphrodite with an, others with a.
- Intersex is now the preferred term for human description.
- Compare androgyne and genderqueer.
Synonyms
- maphrodite, morphodite, mophrodite (slang)
- androgyne
- gynandromorph
- intersex (noun)
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
hermaphrodite (not comparable)
- (of an individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.
- Combining two opposing qualities.
Synonyms
- androgynous
- hermaphroditic
- intersex
Translations
See also
- berdache, two-spirit (two-spirits were formerly often called hermaphrodites)
- genderqueer
French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ɛʁ.ma.fʁɔ.dit/
Adjective
hermaphrodite (plural hermaphrodites)
- hermaphrodite
Noun
hermaphrodite m or f (plural hermaphrodites)
- hermaphrodite
Further reading
- “hermaphrodite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
English
Etymology
hermaphrodite + -ic
Adjective
hermaphroditic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. [from the early 17th c.]
- (biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes.
Synonyms
- hermaphrodite (adjective)
Derived terms
- hermaphroditically
Related terms
- androgynous
Translations
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