In zoology, a hermaphrodite is an organism of a species whose members possess both male and female sexual organs during their lives. In many species, hermaphroditism is a normal part of the life-cycle. Generally, hermaphroditism occurs in the invertebrates, although it occurs in a fair number of fish, and to a lesser degree in other vertebrates. See below for use of the term in plants. Note: The term "hermaphrodite" has historically been used to describe people with ambiguous genitalia or biological sex. The broad ...

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• Hermaphrodite - In animals
• Hermaphrodite - Fetal hermaphroditism in humans
• Hermaphrodite - In plants
• Hermaphrodite - Etymology

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Hermaphrodite, Hermaphrodite - In animals, Hermaphrodite - Fetal hermaphroditism in humans, Hermaphrodite - In plants, Hermaphrodite - Etymology

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The novel's protagonist, Laurence, is a hermaphrodite whose unsettled father, Paternus, decides to raise the child as a male, though "he" displays normative gender characteristics of both sexes. Laurence is sent off to college, where he excels in his studies, particularly the writing of poetry, a skill that inflames the passions of an older widow, Emma. Laurence, however, is not attracted to her, and even displays asexual tendencies. On the night of his graduation, Emma professes her love to him and, being told the truth of Laurence's hermaphroditism, goes into a d ...

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The Hermaphrodite, The Hermaphrodite - The Hermaphrodite, The Hermaphrodite - Background and Publication History, The Hermaphrodite - Plot, The Hermaphrodite - Characters, The Hermaphrodite - Laurence, The Hermaphrodite - Paternus, The Hermaphrodite - Phil, The Hermaphrodite - Ronald

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An intersexual or intersex person (or animal of any unisexual species) is one who is born with genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics determined as neither exclusively male nor female, or which combine features of the male and female sexes. (The terms hermaphrodite and pseudohermaphrodite, which have been used in the past, are now considered pejorative and inaccurate and are no longer used to refer to an intersexual person.) Sometimes the phrase "ambiguous genitalia" is used. Intersexualit ...

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• Intersexuality - Overview
• Intersexuality - Biological causes of intersexuality
• Intersexuality - Chimerism
• Intersexuality - Treatment of intersexuals by society

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Sex, in the scope of this article and category, refers to the male and female duality of biology and reproduction. The somewhat similar term gender has more to do with identity than biology. The concept is confined to organisms that reproduce sexually. The female sex is defined as the one which produces the larger gamete (i.e., reproductive cell) and which typically bears the offspring. The category of sex reflects the biological reproductive function, rather than sexaulity or other behaviors. In some lower animals, sex may be assigned to specific structures rather than the entire organism as some species, such a ...

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• Sex - Sex in non-animal species
• Sex - Sex among humans
• Sex - Discordance
• Sex - Biological varieties of discordance
• Sex - Psychological behavioral and cultural varieties of discordance
• Sex - Social and legal considerations

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Other related archivesbiology, bisexuality, botany, flower, group sex, hermaphroditic, human sexuality, monoecious

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Semen or sperm is a fluid that contains spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) of male or hermaphroditic animals, including humans, for fertilization of female ova. Semen discharged by an animal or human is known as ejaculate, and the process of discharge is called ejaculation. Like blood, semen consists of two parts, the cellular part (spermatozoa) a ...

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• Semen - Composition of human semen
• Semen - Semen and transmission of disease
• Semen - Cultural views

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Copulation is the union of the external sexual organs of two sexually reproducing animal organisms for insemination and for subsequent internal fertilization, which is fertilization of ova inside organisms. The two organisms may be of opposite sexes or hermaphroditic, as is the case with, for example, snails. Animals initially lived only in water and reproduced by external fertilization in the water. Certain animals st ...

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An electrical connector is a device for joining electrical circuits together. In computing it can also be known as a physical interface. Usually made up of a plug (male) and a socket (female), although hermaphroditic connectors exist, such as the original IBM Token Ring LAN connector. RF connector Audio and video connector Computer connector Power connector RJ-XX connector 4mm pl ...

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Unisexual species are those in which each individual generally shows the characteristics of only one sex, such as animal species which are divisible into male or female or plant species which are divisible into pistillate or staminate. Good examples of this type of pollination are hollies, and kiwifruit. In these plants the male plant which supplies the pollen is referred to as the pollenizer. It does not define a sexuality (such as Homosexuality), but rather a state of being. It means one has only one kind of sexual organ, as opposed to both kinds as a Hermaphrodite would. See also hermaph ...

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In Greek mythology, Phanes ("light") or Protogonus ("first-born") was the primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life; his other names included Ericapaeus ("power") and Metis ("thought"). He is often equated with Eros and Mithras and has been depicted as an hermaphroditic deity emerging from a cosmic egg, entwined with a serpent. Phanes was believed to have been hatched from the World-Egg by Chronos and Aether. He was the ruler of the gods and passed the sceptre of kingship to his daught ...

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A zwitterion (from German "Zwitter" — "hybrid," "hermaphrodite") is a compound with acidic and basic groups in the same molecule. At neutral pH most zwitterions are therefore negatively charged anions and positively charged cations at the same time. Zwitterions usually have a high solubility in water due to their charged groups and a poor solubility in most organic solvents. Zwitterions make good buffer solutions — they resist change to the pH of a solution by selective ionisation. In the presence of acids, zwitterio ...

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The pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis is an orchid native to central and southern Europe. This hardy perennial grows to a height of 30 cm. The colour of the flower varies from pink to purple, and the scent is described as "foxy". The arrangement of hermaphroditic flowers in a compact pyramidal shape is very distinctive and gives the orchid its common name. The flowers are pollinated by butterflies and moths. This orchid requires a sunny spot on diverse soils :loamy or clay, rarely ...

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In Greek mythology heavily influenced by cultures from the East, Cybele was a goddess pursued by Zeus who raped her after she disguised herself as a rock called Agdistis. The result was a hermaphrodite named Agdistis. Another version claims that Agdistis was born when Zeus dropped his semen upon the ground in his excitement over an unknown Goddess that resisted his attentions, causing a rock or a mountain to become pregnant. Or perhaps Zeus's grandmother Gaia herself became pregnant. Either way, Adgistis was the result. It was ...

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A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a "god". A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases even hermaphroditic (or gender neutral) deities. As the concept of monotheism and polytheism can be relativistic, so too can related concepts be culturally misunderstood. The concept of gender as applied to a god and goddess, may connote deeper tendencies of patriarchy and matriarchy, which ...

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Hermas The Pastor of Hermas or The Shepherd of Hermas is an early Christian book, attributed to Hermas because that name occurs several times in it, though the authorship is doubtful. It was widely known in the East and regarded as inspired, receiving a respect approximating that paid to the canonical New Testament. It had wide vogue as early as the 2nd century. Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen quote it as scripture; and Origen identifies the author with the Hermas mentioned in Romans. Though it is impossible to assign to it a definite date of composition, conjecture points to the time of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius (117-161 AD). Full of legends and allegories, it presents in suggestive forms the gospel of love, but the name of Jesus Christ does not occur. It was thought by some to be Jewish in origin and contains passages from the Zohar. It has come down to us in several Latin translations, but only fragments of the Greek manuscript have yet come to hand.

(See also: Hermaphrodite, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

As noted above, The Hermaphrodite was never published in Howe's lifetime, nor was it titled by the author. Editor Gary Williams, a professor at the University of Idaho read the text -- which he also calls the "Laurence manuscript" -- in 1995, in the Houghton Library at Harvard. The manuscript is actually a series of fragments, and is missing large pieces. As such, the 2004 edition we have now starts on the original's page two, is missing the original's pages 118 to 132, and contains a third segment that is composed "of several much shorter manuscript fragments, only one of which is numbered and some of w ...

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The Hermaphrodite, The Hermaphrodite - The Hermaphrodite, The Hermaphrodite - Background and Publication History, The Hermaphrodite - Plot, The Hermaphrodite - Characters, The Hermaphrodite - Laurence, The Hermaphrodite - Paternus, The Hermaphrodite - Phil, The Hermaphrodite - Ronald

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Definition and meaning of hermaphrodite:

hermaphrodite - an animal or plant which is equipped with both male and female reproductive organs

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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A hermaphrodite brig, or brig-schooner, is a type of two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schooner rig on the mainmast (triangular topsail over a gaff mainsail). As such it has a mix of the two main types of sail plan, hence the term hermaphrodite. English usage is to refer to this type of vessel as a brigantine. Another explanation given by Antony 'Tiger' Timbs, owner of a brigantine, is, that the correct term for a two-masted vessel with square sails on foremast a ...

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Hermaphrodite brig, Hermaphrodite brig - Description, Hermaphrodite brig - Other Types of Sailing Vessels

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Hermaphrodite (Ancient Greek). Dual-sexed; a male and female Being, whether man or animal.

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