intersexual


in·ter·sex·u·al

adj
\ˌin-tər-ˈsek-shə-wəl, -shwəl, -shəl\

Definition of INTERSEXUAL

1
: existing between sexes <intersexual hostility>
2
: intermediate in sexual characters between a typical male and a typical female
in·ter·sex·u·al·i·ty \-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē\ noun
in·ter·sex·u·al·ly \-ˈsek-shə-wə-lē, -shwə-lē, -shə-lē\ adverb

Origin of INTERSEXUAL

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1866

Rhymes with INTERSEXUAL

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