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androgynous

/ænˈdɹɒd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/
adjective
  1. Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.

  2. Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.

    "Nicknames like Pat, Sam, and Chris are androgynous, used by both men and women."

  3. Possessing qualities of both sexes.

Synonymsepicene, hermaphrodite

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