英语词汇“hermaphrodite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hermaphrodite

/həːˈmafrədʌɪt

noun

1A person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics, either abnormally or (in the case of some organisms) as the natural condition.In two lines, XX transgenic mice developed as females, and in three lines XX transgenic mice developed as females, hermaphrodites, or males....

This nematode reproduces primarily by self-fertilization of adult hermaphrodites, although males can develop under special conditions.
Snails are hermaphrodites (male & female) and can have 200 eggs.

Synonyms

androgyne;

Biology bisexual, gynandromorph

1.1 Botany A plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower.In this population, the male cyathia produced on average 100 pollen grains more per stamen than the hermaphrodites, but this difference was not significant....

Most flowering plant species are hermaphrodite and possess flowers in which male and female reproductive organs are in close proximity.
In all but two plants examined, this flower matured as a hermaphrodite; in the exceptions, the carpel aborted, producing a male flower.

1.2 archaic A person or thing combining opposite qualities or characteristics.

adjective

Of or denoting a person, animal, or plant having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics: hermaphrodite creatures in classical sculpture...

Most Pampas grass plants are either male or female, though odd plants may be hermaphrodite.
Twenty female and 20 hermaphrodite plants were chosen randomly in each population.
One female and one hermaphrodite plant that did not produce any fruit were excluded from the analyses.

Synonyms

hermaphroditic, epicene;

Biology bisexual, monoclinous, gynandrous, gynandromorphic

Derivatives

hermaphroditic

/həːmafrəˈdɪtɪk

/ adjective ...

Divination was historically not gender specific but frequently androgynous, as the hermaphroditic figure of Tiresias exemplifies.
As a politically aware intersexual, I felt it was my duty to be as brazenly androgynous, as visibly hermaphroditic as possible.
The hermaphroditic snails will fire calcified ‘love darts’ at each other in order to mate.

hermaphroditical

/həːmafrəˈdɪtɪk(ə)l/ adjective ...

The flowers of Zamioculcas are morphologically hermaphroditical, but physiologically unisexual.
The situation is better than it has been years ago but some fish species do not bear it very well - for instance, in Tichá Orlice the scientists found hermaphroditical trout.
Then all living creatures, including man, which had been hermaphroditical, were separated, the males being set apart by themselves and the females likewise, according to the dictates of Reason.

hermaphroditism

/həːˈmafrəˌdʌɪatɪz(ə)m

/ noun ...

Davis claims that hermaphroditism in polar bears and alligators shows that PCBs and various man-made ‘environmental estrogens’ account for reduced human sperm counts and may threaten the future of the human race.
She started as a historian of science, working on the history of medical treatment of hermaphroditism (now called intersex).
In evolutionary terms, hermaphroditism is thus twice as efficient a reproductive strategy as sex.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek hermaphroditos (see Hermaphroditus).

单词	hermaphrodite
释义	hermaphrodite /həːˈmafrədʌɪt / noun 1A person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics, either abnormally or (in the case of some organisms) as the natural condition.In two lines, XX transgenic mice developed as females, and in three lines XX transgenic mice developed as females, hermaphrodites, or males.... This nematode reproduces primarily by self-fertilization of adult hermaphrodites, although males can develop under special conditions. Snails are hermaphrodites (male & female) and can have 200 eggs. Synonyms androgyne; Biology bisexual, gynandromorph 1.1 Botany A plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower.In this population, the male cyathia produced on average 100 pollen grains more per stamen than the hermaphrodites, but this difference was not significant.... Most flowering plant species are hermaphrodite and possess flowers in which male and female reproductive organs are in close proximity. In all but two plants examined, this flower matured as a hermaphrodite; in the exceptions, the carpel aborted, producing a male flower. 1.2 archaic A person or thing combining opposite qualities or characteristics. adjective Of or denoting a person, animal, or plant having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics: hermaphrodite creatures in classical sculpture... Most Pampas grass plants are either male or female, though odd plants may be hermaphrodite. Twenty female and 20 hermaphrodite plants were chosen randomly in each population. One female and one hermaphrodite plant that did not produce any fruit were excluded from the analyses. Synonyms hermaphroditic, epicene; Biology bisexual, monoclinous, gynandrous, gynandromorphic Derivatives hermaphroditic /həːmafrəˈdɪtɪk / adjective ... Divination was historically not gender specific but frequently androgynous, as the hermaphroditic figure of Tiresias exemplifies. As a politically aware intersexual, I felt it was my duty to be as brazenly androgynous, as visibly hermaphroditic as possible. The hermaphroditic snails will fire calcified ‘love darts’ at each other in order to mate. hermaphroditical /həːmafrəˈdɪtɪk(ə)l/ adjective ... The flowers of Zamioculcas are morphologically hermaphroditical, but physiologically unisexual. The situation is better than it has been years ago but some fish species do not bear it very well - for instance, in Tichá Orlice the scientists found hermaphroditical trout. Then all living creatures, including man, which had been hermaphroditical, were separated, the males being set apart by themselves and the females likewise, according to the dictates of Reason. hermaphroditism /həːˈmafrəˌdʌɪatɪz(ə)m / noun ... Davis claims that hermaphroditism in polar bears and alligators shows that PCBs and various man-made ‘environmental estrogens’ account for reduced human sperm counts and may threaten the future of the human race. She started as a historian of science, working on the history of medical treatment of hermaphroditism (now called intersex). In evolutionary terms, hermaphroditism is thus twice as efficient a reproductive strategy as sex. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek hermaphroditos (see Hermaphroditus).
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