adj. 1. Biology Having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditic. 2. Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior. [From Latin androgynus, hermaphrodite, from Greek androgunos : andro-, andro- + gunē, woman; see -GYNOUS.] an·drogy·nous·ly adv. an·drogy·ny (-ə-nē) n. |
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