Etymology

gynandrous

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Ancient Greek γύνανδρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromγύνανδρος“of doubtful sex, womanish; warlike woman”
  2. English todaygynandrous

From Ancient Greek γύνανδρος (gúnandros, “of doubtful sex, womanish; warlike woman”); equivalent to gyno- (“woman”) + -androus.

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