Etymology

hermaphroditic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. Full definition →

First used the early 17th c.
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The story

From hermaphrodite + -ic.

First known use, by meaning

  • from the early 17th c. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite.

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