Etymology

pseudohermaphrodite

Today it means: An individual that has the external genitalia of one sex, but the internal sex organs of the other. Full definition →

English hermaphrodite ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishhermaphrodite
  6. English todaypseudohermaphrodite

From pseudo- + hermaphrodite.

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