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English
Etymology
ambi- + -sexual; in modern senses relating to human sexuality, influenced by bisexual.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ambisexual (comparative more ambisexual, superlative most ambisexual)
- (zoology) Hermaphroditic.
2012, U. Müller, W. Franke, Mechanisms of Gonadal Differentiation in Vertebrates, page 84:However, the question must be asked: at which stage in the life-history of an ambisexual (hermaphroditic) fish does sex differentiation take place?
- Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
- Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
- (slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
Derived terms
Noun
ambisexual (plural ambisexuals)
- An ambisexual person.
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