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Morphodite vs Hermaphrodite - What's the difference?

morphodite | hermaphrodite |

Hermaphrodite is a synonym of morphodite.



As nouns the difference between morphodite and hermaphrodite

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

As an adjective hermaphrodite is

having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.

morphodite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) Hermaphrodite.

    • 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 ----