ambisexual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæm.bɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ (General-American)
- /ˌæm.bɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From ambi- + -sexual; in modern senses relating to human sexuality, influenced by bisexual.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Hermaphroditic.
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:
- (not-comparable) Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
- (not-comparable) Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
- (not-comparable, slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.