English-Thai Dictionary

hermaphrodite

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HERMAPHRODITE

n.[Gr. Mercury, and Venus. ] 1. A human being, having the parts of generation both of male and female. The term is applied also to other animals characterized by a similar formation.
2. In botany, a flower that contains both the anther and the stigma, or the supposed male and female organs of generation, within the same calyx or on the same receptacle.
3. A plant that has only hermaphrodite flowers.

 

HERMAPHRODITE

a.Designating both sexes in the same animal, flower or plant.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HERMAPHRODITE

Her *maph "ro *dite, n. Etym: [L. hermaphroditus, Gr. Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, when bathing, became joined in one body with Salmacis, the nymph of a fountain in Caria: cf. F. hermaphrodite. ] (Biol.)

 

Defn: An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.

 

HERMAPHRODITE

HERMAPHRODITE Her *maph "ro *dite, a.

 

Defn: Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower. Hermaphrodite brig. (Naut. ) See under Brig. Totten.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hermaphrodite

her maph ro dite |hərˈmafrədīt hərˈmæfrədaɪt | ▶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. • Botany a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower. • archaic a person or thing combining opposite qualities or characteristics. ▶adjective of or denoting a person, animal, or plant of this kind: hermaphrodite creatures in classical sculpture. DERIVATIVES her maph ro dit ic |-ˌmafrəˈditik |adjective, her maph ro dit i cal |-ˌmafrəˈditikəl |adjective, her maph ro dit ism |hərˈmafrədiˌtizəm |(or hermaphrodism |-ˌdizəm |) noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek hermaphroditos (see Hermaphroditus ).

 

hermaphrodite brig

her maph ro dite brig ▶noun a two-masted sailing ship with a square-rigged foremast and, on the mainmast, a square topsail above a fore-and-aft gaff mainsail.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hermaphrodite

hermaphrodite |həːˈmafrədʌɪt | ▶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. • Botany a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower. • archaic a person or thing combining opposite qualities or characteristics. ▶adjective of or denoting a person, animal, or plant having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics. DERIVATIVES hermaphroditic |-ˈdɪtɪk |adjective, hermaphroditical |-ˈdɪtɪk (ə )l |adjective, hermaphroditism noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek hermaphroditos (see Hermaphroditus ).

 

hermaphrodite brig

herm |aph ¦ro |dite brig ▶noun a two-masted sailing ship with a square-rigged foremast and, on the mainmast, a square topsail above a fore-and-aft gaff mainsail.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hermaphrodite

hermaphrodite noun we had to name two species that occur naturally as hermaphrodites: androgyne, intersex, epicene; Biology bisexual, gynandromorph. ▶adjective hermaphrodite creatures: androgynous, intersex, hermaphroditic, hermaphroditical, epicene; Biology bisexual.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hermaphrodite

hermaphrodite noun epicene; technical bisexual, gynandromorph; rare androgyne. ▶adjective hermaphrodite creatures in classical sculpture: androgynous, hermaphroditic, epicene; technical bisexual, monoclinous, gynandrous, gynandromorphic.

 

French Dictionary

hermaphrodite

hermaphrodite adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui possède les organes reproducteurs des deux sexes. : L ’escargot est hermaphrodite. SYNONYME bisexué . nom masculin Personne dotée des caractères des deux sexes. Note Technique Le nom androgyne se dit d ’un individu qui présente des caractères sexuels du sexe opposé.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hermaphrodite

her maph ro dite /hə r mǽfrədàɪt |həː -/名詞 C 1 両性具有者 .2 〘動 〙雌雄両性体 ; 両性動物 .3 〘植 〙両性花 .形容詞 両性具有の, 両性的な .