Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

species with both sex organs

English answer:

hermaphrodites

Added to glossary by Fuad Yahya
Jan 27, 2004 21:48
20 yrs ago
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English term

species with both sex organs

English Medical Genetics
the word for the species with both sex organs
Change log

Jan 7, 2006 04:54: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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hermaphrodites

American Heritage Dictionary
Peer comment(s):

agree achisholm : yes, I'm a developmental biologist and that is the term I would use
18 mins
agree Anna Bittner
19 mins
agree jerrie
21 mins
agree Dorota Cooper
42 mins
agree Jörgen Slet
1 hr
agree awilliams
1 hr
agree jccantrell
1 hr
agree Nado2002
2 hrs
agree Agnieszka Hayward (X)
2 hrs
agree yumom
2 hrs
agree Rajan Chopra
3 hrs
agree Refugio
6 hrs
agree Aisha Maniar
10 hrs
agree Jeannie Graham
11 hrs
agree senin
11 hrs
agree melayujati
12 hrs
agree Anita Reiser
13 hrs
agree Krisztina Lelik
13 hrs
agree Ariser
15 hrs
agree Empty Whiskey Glass
15 hrs
agree perke
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agree matias
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agree Sarah Ponting
1 day 10 hrs
agree Matthew Fagan
2 days 4 hrs
agree Tomez Cao
11 days
agree Francesca Siotto
12 days
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hermaphrodite

that's it
Peer comment(s):

agree Jörgen Slet
1 hr
agree Nado2002
2 hrs
agree Rajan Chopra
3 hrs
agree Aisha Maniar
10 hrs
agree Empty Whiskey Glass
15 hrs
agree nyamuk
1 day 5 hrs
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1 min

hermaphrodite

this is the word

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The OXFORD Dictionary
OF ENGLISH

hermaphrodite /h:\'mafrdt/
noun a person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics, either abnormally or (in the case of some organisms) as the natural condition.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jörgen Slet
1 hr
thanks, Jorgen
agree Nado2002
2 hrs
thanks, Nado
agree Rajan Chopra
3 hrs
thanks, langclinic
agree Aisha Maniar
10 hrs
thanks, Aisha
agree Empty Whiskey Glass
15 hrs
thanks, Svetozar
agree Matthew Fagan
2 days 4 hrs
thanks, Matthew
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species?

Well, there are some species/families? which have both sex organs (are hermaphroditic) eg snails. They still have to get together to mate.
Peer comment(s):

agree awilliams : what about earthworms?
7 hrs
Yes, thank you. Quite right.
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