Gynandromorphous

/ɡɪˌnændrəˈmɔːfəs/ adjective

Definition

Characterized by or displaying the features of a gynandromorph; having both male and female physical forms.

Etymology

From Greek gynē (woman) + andr- (man) + -morphē (form) + -ous (full of, characterized by), the more formal adjectival variation.

Kelly Says

The term 'gynandromorphous' appears in 19th-century entomology papers where scientists marveled at specimens that seemed to violate nature's most basic rules about sex and biology.

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