HERMAPHRODITES
Noun
hermaphrodites
plural of hermaphrodite
Source: Wiktionary
HERMAPHRODITE
Her*maph"ro*dite, n. Etym: [L. hermaphroditus, Gr. Hermaphroditus,
son of Hermes and Aphrodite, when bathing, became joined in one body
with Salmacis, the nymph of a fountain in Caria: cf. F.
hermaphrodite.] (Biol.)
Definition: 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.
Her*maph"ro*dite, a.
Definition: Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal
or flower. Hermaphrodite brig. (Naut.) See under Brig. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition