hermaphroditism
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- noun
- /hɜrˈmæfroʊdɪtɪzəm/
- Specialized
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hermafroditismo
- The condition of hermaphroditism allows certain species to have both male and female reproductive organs.
Examples
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I also agree with Cailliet (1991) and Gorbman (1983) that hermaphroditism is rare for Pacific hagfish.
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It appears that hermaphroditism is even less frequent in black hagfish, as was reported by Cailliet (1991).
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Some people have what used to be called "serial hermaphroditism."
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Hermaphroditism was found in 0.2% of the Pacific hagfish examined.
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To make matters more exciting, habitat-specialist fishes have the capacity to change sex over their lifetime, a process otherwise known as sequential hermaphroditism.
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Although Faro's role is to perfect the world, organize it, put it in equilibrium, and give it eternal life, he is closely associated with twinning, albinism, and hermaphroditism.
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Money became a major target of the newly formed Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) because of his advocacy of neonatal treatment for some forms of hermaphroditism (Money, 1968).
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However, deletions, often more severe than additions or sex-associated transgressions like ambiguous genitalia and hermaphroditism, may present significant psychological developmental concerns.
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In diverse marine species, hermaphroditism enables individuals to adapt their sex depending on social and environmental cues.
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Research into hermaphroditism offers valuable understanding of the variations in sexual characteristics across different animals.
Synonyms
A condition present from birth in which a person or animal has both male and female sex organs
Surface Forms
Morphology
hermaphroditism = hermaphrodite (transparent) = hermaphrodite + ism
Formed by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ism' to 'hermaphrodite' to denote the state or condition, which is a straightforward derivation.
Etymology
The word hermaphroditism comes from the Greek myth name Hermaphroditus, who was a mix of the gods Hermes and Aphrodite and became a being of both sexes. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'Hermes + Aphrodite' = both sexes, which explains the modern meaning 'having both male and female sex organs'.