species with both sex organs

English translation: hermaphrodites

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English term or phrase:species with both sex organs
Selected answer:hermaphrodites
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

21:48 Jan 27, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Genetics
English term or phrase: species with both sex organs
the word for the species with both sex organs
Rictholmew
hermaphrodites
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5 +26hermaphrodites
Fuad Yahya
5 +6hermaphrodite
Francesca Siotto
5 +6hermaphrodite
adamk
2 +1species?
chica nueva


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +26
hermaphrodites


Explanation:
American Heritage Dictionary

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  achisholm: yes, I'm a developmental biologist and that is the term I would use
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agree  Anna Bittner
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agree  jerrie
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agree  Dorota Cooper
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agree  Sarah Ponting
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agree  Matthew Fagan
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agree  Tomez Cao
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agree  Francesca Siotto
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
hermaphrodite


Explanation:
that's it

Francesca Siotto
Italy
Local time: 00:34
Native speaker of: Italian

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agree  Jörgen Slet
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agree  Nado2002
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agree  Aisha Maniar
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
hermaphrodite


Explanation:
this is the word

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-01-27 21:50:54 GMT)
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The OXFORD Dictionary
OF ENGLISH

hermaphrodite /h:\'mafrdt/
noun a person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics, either abnormally or (in the case of some organisms) as the natural condition.

adamk
Local time: 19:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Jörgen Slet
1 hr
  -> thanks, Jorgen

agree  Nado2002
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Nado

agree  Rajan Chopra
3 hrs
  -> thanks, langclinic

agree  Aisha Maniar
10 hrs
  -> thanks, Aisha

agree  Empty Whiskey Glass
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  -> thanks, Svetozar

agree  Matthew Fagan
2 days 4 hrs
  -> thanks, Matthew
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
species?


Explanation:
Well, there are some species/families? which have both sex organs (are hermaphroditic) eg snails. They still have to get together to mate.

chica nueva
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: English

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agree  awilliams: what about earthworms?
7 hrs
  -> Yes, thank you. Quite right.
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