androgynous

androgynous

being both male and female; hermaphroditic; having an ambiguous sexual identity
Not to be confused with:androgenous – tending to produce male offspring; capable of developing certain male sexual characteristics

an·drog·y·nous

A0292700 (ăn-drŏj′ə-nəs)adj.1. Biology Having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditic.2. Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior.

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[From Latin androgynus, hermaphrodite, from Greek androgunos : andro-, andro- + gunē, woman; see -gynous.]

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an·drog′y·nous·ly adv.an·drog′y·ny (-ə-nē) n.

androgynous

(ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs) adj1. (Botany) botany having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint2. (Biology) having male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite anˈdrogyny n

an•drog•y•nous

(ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs)

adj. 1. hermaphroditic. 2. having both masculine and feminine characteristics. [1620–30; < Latin androgynus < Greek andrógynos; see andro-, -gynous] an′dro•gyne` (-drəˌdʒaɪn) n. an•drog′y•ny, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	androgynous - relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance
	2.	androgynous - having both male and female characteristicsfemale - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"male - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"

androgynous

adjective hermaphrodite, bisexual, androgyne, hermaphroditic, epicene She's always attracted to men with an androgynous quality.

Translations

androgynανδρόγυνοςandrogyneandrogino