ambosexualadj.

Brit.

/ˌambə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəl/,

/ˌambə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/,

/ˌambə(ʊ)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌæmbəˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/,

/ˌæmboʊˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambō , sexual adj.

Etymology: < classical Latin ambō both (see ambi- prefix) + sexual adj. In sense 2 after French ambosexuel (C. Champy 1931, in Proc. 2nd Internat. Congr. Sex Res. 1930 43, the paper referred to in quot. 1931); compare earlier ambosexous adj. and ambisexual adj. 2.

†1. Involving or comprising both men and women. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > suitable for either sex or gender

mixed1644

bisexous1646

cock and hen1785

ambosexual1788

transsexual1907

heterosexual1912

unisexual1932

bi-gendered1961

gender-neutral1963

unisex1966

pangender1978

1788 Columbian Mag. Aug. 449/1 The next order of social beings which demands our attention, is the numerous and ambosexual order of tatlers.

a. Physiology and Zoology. Relating to or characteristic of sexual development or maturity in both males and females.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > having characteristics of both sexes

bisexed1605

hermaphroditical1605

epicene1607

hermaphrodite1607

hermaphroditic1631

promiscuousa1637

androgynal1646

masculo-feminine1646

androgynous1651

ambosexous1656

hermaphroditish1764

androgyne1765

bisexual1793

hermaphrodital1823

heautandrous1837

amphigonic1876

intersexual1916

intersex1920

intersexed1921

harumphroditic1924

man-womanly1929

ambosexual1931

bi-gendered1976

1931 Urol. & Cutaneous Rev. 35 472/2 The author [sc. Champy 1931] concludes that the idea of an ambosexual hormone superimposed upon the hormones of each sex explains a great number of sexual problems and permits us to solve some difficulties of detail which cannot be solved upon any other hypothesis.

1941 Auk 58 165 It has a ‘hood’ on the head, as well as bright-colored bill and feet, which are present during the breeding season in both sexes. Characters of this nature have been called ‘ambosexual’ characters by Champy (1930) and Champy et al. (1931).

1982 Gynécologie 33 25 These may be found in the majority of gonadal endocrine tumours, conferring them with latent or patent ambosexual or adrenocortical possibilities.

2003 M. Gurnell et al. in D. A. Warrell et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 4) I. xii. 270/1 In response to the secretion of adrenal androgens at puberty, both boys and girls develop terminal hair in the axillae and lower pubic triangle (ambosexual hair).

b. Zoology. Having or capable of developing both male and female characteristics (esp. at different stages of the life cycle). Cf. ambisexual adj. 2, intersexual adj. 2. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1970 R. Reinboth in G. K. Benson & J. G. Phillips Hormones & Environment 515 In an ambosexual animal both male and female characteristics are associated normally in a single individual—either simultaneously or in a temporal succession.

1978 Japanese Jrnl. Ichthyol. 25 101 Histological examination of gonads indicated that all individuals..are ambosexual as juveniles.

1985 R. Reinboth in B. Lofts & W. N. Holmes Curr. Trends Compar. Endocrinol. I. 579/2 Ambosexual teleosts provide the only examples of vertebrates in which a precocious sex-inversion has been achieved repeatedly by administration of androgens to adult females.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambosexual
释义	ambosexualadj. Brit. /ˌambə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəl/, /ˌambə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/, /ˌambə(ʊ)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌæmbəˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/, /ˌæmboʊˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambō , sexual adj. Etymology: < classical Latin ambō both (see ambi- prefix) + sexual adj. In sense 2 after French ambosexuel (C. Champy 1931, in Proc. 2nd Internat. Congr. Sex Res. 1930 43, the paper referred to in quot. 1931); compare earlier ambosexous adj. and ambisexual adj. 2. †1. Involving or comprising both men and women. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > suitable for either sex or gender mixed1644 bisexous1646 cock and hen1785 ambosexual1788 transsexual1907 heterosexual1912 unisexual1932 bi-gendered1961 gender-neutral1963 unisex1966 pangender1978 1788 Columbian Mag. Aug. 449/1 The next order of social beings which demands our attention, is the numerous and ambosexual order of tatlers. 2. a. Physiology and Zoology. Relating to or characteristic of sexual development or maturity in both males and females. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > having characteristics of both sexes bisexed1605 hermaphroditical1605 epicene1607 hermaphrodite1607 hermaphroditic1631 promiscuousa1637 androgynal1646 masculo-feminine1646 androgynous1651 ambosexous1656 hermaphroditish1764 androgyne1765 bisexual1793 hermaphrodital1823 heautandrous1837 amphigonic1876 intersexual1916 intersex1920 intersexed1921 harumphroditic1924 man-womanly1929 ambosexual1931 bi-gendered1976 1931 Urol. & Cutaneous Rev. 35 472/2 The author [sc. Champy 1931] concludes that the idea of an ambosexual hormone superimposed upon the hormones of each sex explains a great number of sexual problems and permits us to solve some difficulties of detail which cannot be solved upon any other hypothesis. 1941 Auk 58 165 It has a ‘hood’ on the head, as well as bright-colored bill and feet, which are present during the breeding season in both sexes. Characters of this nature have been called ‘ambosexual’ characters by Champy (1930) and Champy et al. (1931). 1982 Gynécologie 33 25 These may be found in the majority of gonadal endocrine tumours, conferring them with latent or patent ambosexual or adrenocortical possibilities. 2003 M. Gurnell et al. in D. A. Warrell et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 4) I. xii. 270/1 In response to the secretion of adrenal androgens at puberty, both boys and girls develop terminal hair in the axillae and lower pubic triangle (ambosexual hair). b. Zoology. Having or capable of developing both male and female characteristics (esp. at different stages of the life cycle). Cf. ambisexual adj. 2, intersexual adj. 2. Now rare. ΚΠ 1970 R. Reinboth in G. K. Benson & J. G. Phillips Hormones & Environment 515 In an ambosexual animal both male and female characteristics are associated normally in a single individual—either simultaneously or in a temporal succession. 1978 Japanese Jrnl. Ichthyol. 25 101 Histological examination of gonads indicated that all individuals..are ambosexual as juveniles. 1985 R. Reinboth in B. Lofts & W. N. Holmes Curr. Trends Compar. Endocrinol. I. 579/2 Ambosexual teleosts provide the only examples of vertebrates in which a precocious sex-inversion has been achieved repeatedly by administration of androgens to adult females. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1788
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