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Hermaphrodite vs Intersexual - What's the difference?

hermaphrodite | intersexual |

As nouns the difference between hermaphrodite and intersexual

is that hermaphrodite is an individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads while intersexual is an intersexed person.

As adjectives the difference between hermaphrodite and intersexual

is that hermaphrodite is having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads while intersexual is between the sexes.

hermaphrodite

English

(wikipedia hermaphrodite)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.
    • An earthworm is a hermaphrodite .
  • A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
  • (nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.

    • Usage notes

    * * is now the preferred term for human description. * Compare (m) and genderqueer.

    Synonyms

    * maphrodite, morphodite, mophrodite (slang) * androgyne * gynandromorph *

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from hermaphrodite) * false hermaphrodite * herm / * hermaphrodism * pseudohermaphrodite

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.
  • Combining two opposing qualities.

    • Synonyms

    * androgynous * hermaphroditic * intersex

    See also

    * berdache, two-spirit * genderqueer ----

    intersexual

    English

    Adjective

  • Between the sexes.
  • (biology) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.

    • Synonyms

    * intersex, intersexed

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intersexed person.

    • Synonyms

    * intersex

    See also

    * androgynous, androgyne * epicene * hermaphrodite ----