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Androgenous vs Androgynous - What's the difference?

androgenous | androgynous |

As adjectives the difference between androgenous and androgynous

is that androgenous is of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic while androgynous is possessing the sex organs of both sexes.

androgenous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
  • * {{quote-journal, 1983, B.J. Duchac et al., Electron microscopical studies of gonads in primary and secondary males of protogynous hermaphroditic fish, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, doi=10.1007/BF01990112
    • , passage=The Leydig cells play a primary role in synthesis of androgenous hormones in gonochoristic fish. }}

    • androgynous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
  • Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
    • Names like Pat, Terry and Jean are androgynous because they can be given to babies of either gender.
  • Possessing qualities of both sexes.
  • * Owen
    • The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous .

    Related terms

    * androgyne * androgyny

    See also

    * genderqueer * gender bender * hermaphroditic * intersex * shehe