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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''

[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''

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

The term derives from the Latin: ''hermaphroditus'', from Ancient Greek: ἑρμαφρόδιτος hermaphroditos, which derives from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphroditos Hermaphroditos], the son of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes Hermes] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite Aphrodite] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology]. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovid Ovid], he fused with a [[nymph]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmacis Salmacis], resulting in one individual possessing physical traits of both sexes. Although according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diodorus Diodorus], who mentions at an earlier period, he was born with a physical [[body]] combining both sexes.  

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

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 [http://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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonate pulmonate] snails, [http://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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebrates vertebrates]. Most plants are also hermaphrodites.

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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguous_genitalia ambiguous genitalia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadal_mosaicism gonadal mosaicism] in individuals of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonochoristic gonochoristic] species, especially human beings. The word [http://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".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphrodite]

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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