- primary sex character
- nounthe genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)• Hypernyms: ↑sex characteristic, ↑sexual characteristic, ↑sex character
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primary sex characteristic — noun the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) • Syn: ↑primary sexual characteristic, ↑primary sex character • Hypernyms: ↑sex characteristic, ↑sexual characteristic, ↑sex… … Useful english dictionary
sex character — noun those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other • Syn: ↑sex characteristic, ↑sexual characteristic • Hypernyms: ↑feature, ↑characteristic • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
primary sex characteristic — Anat. any of the body structures directly concerned in reproduction, as the testes, ovaries, and external genitalia. Also called primary sex character. * * * … Universalium
sex characteristic — noun those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other • Syn: ↑sexual characteristic, ↑sex character • Hypernyms: ↑feature, ↑characteristic • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
primary sexual characteristic — noun the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) • Syn: ↑primary sex characteristic, ↑primary sex character • Hypernyms: ↑sex characteristic, ↑sexual characteristic, ↑sex… … Useful english dictionary
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