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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''hermofrodite'', from [[Latin]] ''hermaphroditus'', from [[Greek]] ''hermaphroditos'', from ''Hermaphroditos'' |
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| − | The term derives from the Latin: ''hermaphroditus'', from Ancient Greek: ἑρμαφρόδιτος hermaphroditos, which derives from [ | + | The term derives from the Latin: ''hermaphroditus'', from Ancient Greek: ἑρμαφρόδιτος hermaphroditos, which derives from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphroditos Hermaphroditos], the son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes Hermes] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite Aphrodite] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology]. According to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovid Ovid], he fused with a [[nymph]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmacis Salmacis], resulting in one individual possessing physical traits of both sexes. Although according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diodorus Diodorus], who mentions at an earlier period, he was born with a physical [[body]] combining both sexes. |
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
*1: an [[animal]] or [[plant]] having both [[male]] and [[female]] [[reproductive]] organs | *1: an [[animal]] or [[plant]] having both [[male]] and [[female]] [[reproductive]] organs | ||
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In [[biology]], a '''hermaphrodite''' is an [[organism]] that has reproductive organs normally associated with both [[male]] and [[female]] sexes. | In [[biology]], a '''hermaphrodite''' is an [[organism]] that has reproductive organs normally associated with both [[male]] and [[female]] sexes. | ||
| − | Many [[taxonomic]] groups of animals (mostly [ | + | Many [[taxonomic]] groups of animals (mostly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invertebrates invertebrates]) do not have separate sexes. In these groups, ''hermaphroditism'' is a normal condition, enabling a form of sexual [[reproduction]] in which both [[partners]] can act as the "female" or "male". For example, the great [[majority]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonate pulmonate] snails, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opisthobranch opisthobranch] snails and slugs are hermaphrodites. Hermaphroditism is also found in some fish species and to a lesser degree in other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebrates vertebrates]. Most plants are also hermaphrodites. |
| − | Historically, the term ''hermaphrodite'' has also been used to describe [ | + | Historically, the term ''hermaphrodite'' has also been used to describe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguous_genitalia ambiguous genitalia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadal_mosaicism gonadal mosaicism] in individuals of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonochoristic gonochoristic] species, especially human beings. The word [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex intersex] has come into preferred usage for humans, since the word ''hermaphrodite'' is considered to be misleading and [[stigmatizing]], as well as "scientifically specious and clinically problematic".[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphrodite] |
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Latest revision as of 00:20, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English hermofrodite, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek hermaphroditos, from Hermaphroditos
The term derives from the Latin: hermaphroditus, from Ancient Greek: ἑρμαφρόδιτος hermaphroditos, which derives from Hermaphroditos, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite in Greek mythology. According to Ovid, he fused with a nymph, Salmacis, resulting in one individual possessing physical traits of both sexes. Although according to Diodorus, who mentions at an earlier period, he was born with a physical body combining both sexes.
Definition
- 1: an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs
Description
In biology, a hermaphrodite is an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes.
Many taxonomic groups of animals (mostly invertebrates) do not have separate sexes. In these groups, hermaphroditism is a normal condition, enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which both partners can act as the "female" or "male". For example, the great majority of pulmonate snails, opisthobranch snails and slugs are hermaphrodites. Hermaphroditism is also found in some fish species and to a lesser degree in other vertebrates. Most plants are also hermaphrodites.
Historically, the term hermaphrodite has also been used to describe ambiguous genitalia and gonadal mosaicism in individuals of gonochoristic species, especially human beings. The word intersex has come into preferred usage for humans, since the word hermaphrodite is considered to be misleading and stigmatizing, as well as "scientifically specious and clinically problematic".[1]
