Hermaphrodite

 

 

 

Hermaphrodite

 

The following texts are the property of their respective authors and we thank them for giving us the opportunity to share for free to students, teachers and users of the Web their texts will used only for illustrative educational and scientific purposes only.

 

 

The information of medicine and health contained in the site are of a general nature and purpose which is purely informative and for this reason may not replace in any case, the council of a doctor or a qualified entity legally to the profession.

 

 

Dictionary

 

Meanings, explanations, notes, information and links about the term hermaphrodite

 

Hermaphrodite

 

Meaning of term hermaphrodite

Hermaphrodite (n.) An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.

 

Source: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~ralph/OPTED/v003/wb1913_h.html

Author : OPTED is a public domain English word list dictionary, based on the public domain portion of "The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary" which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

 

Google key word : hermaphrodite

 

Links to further information about hermaphrodite :

 

As soon as possible we will add more links

 

Hermaphrodite

 

If you want to quickly find the pages about a particular topic as hermaphrodite use the following search engine:

 

 

 

Dictionary

 

Meaning of hermaphrodite

 

Please visit our home page

 

Larapedia.com Terms of service and privacy page