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secondary sex characteristic — n a physical characteristic (as the breasts of a female mammal or the nuptial plumage of a male bird) that appears in members of one sex at puberty or in seasonal breeders at the breeding season and is not directly concerned with reproduction… … Medical dictionary
secondary sex characteristic — noun the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) • Syn: ↑secondary sexual characteristic, ↑secondary sex character • Hypernyms: ↑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
secondary sex characteristic — Med. any of a number of manifestations, as development of breasts or beard, muscularity, distribution of fat tissue, and change of pitch in voice, specific to each sex and incipient at puberty but not essential to reproduction. Also called… … Universalium
secondary sexual characteristic — noun the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) • Syn: ↑secondary sex characteristic, ↑secondary sex character • Hypernyms: ↑sex… … Useful english dictionary
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
Sex ratio — is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms. [Nancy S. Coney and W. C.… … Wikipedia
sex — /seks/, n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions. 2. the sum of the structural and functional differences by which the male and female are distinguished, or the… … Universalium
character — An attribute in individuals that is amenable to formal and logical analysis and may be used as the basis of generalizations about classes and other statements that transcend individuality. SYN: characteristic (1). [G. charakter, stamp, mark, fr.… … Medical dictionary
sex-limited character — A character occurring in only one sex; see secondary sexual characters, sex linked character … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
