ambisexual

am·bi·sex·ual
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UK/ˌæm.bɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/US/ˌæm.bɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

adjective

Hermaphroditic.

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Meanings

adjectiveambisexual (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHermaphroditic.

    However, the question must be asked: at which stage in the life-history of an ambisexual (hermaphroditic) fish does sex differentiation take place?

    2012, U. Müller, W. Franke, Mechanisms of Gonadal Differentiation in Vertebrates, page 84
  2. not comparableBisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
  3. not comparableUnisex: fit for persons of either sex.
  4. not comparableslangOf ambiguous sexual orientation.
nounambisexual (plural ambisexuals)

plural ambisexuals

  1. An ambisexual person.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hermaphroditehermaphroditic

Origin

From ambi- + -sexual; in modern senses relating to human sexuality, influenced by bisexual.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ambisexual

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Cite this entry
APA

ambisexual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisexual

MLA

“ambisexual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisexual. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambisexual,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisexual.

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