secondary sex characteristic
secondary sex characteristic · secondary sex characteristics
A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but…A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.
Meaning
1 sensesA feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.
Breasts in females and facial hair in males are examples of secondary sex characteristics in humans.
More definitions
- the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
Translations
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Synonyms
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- the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature):secondary sexual characteristicsecondary sex character