sex characteristic
sex characteristic · sex characteristics
A physical trait of a sexually dimorphic organism that is specific to one sexA physical trait of a sexually dimorphic organism that is specific to one sex.
Meaning
1 sensesA physical trait of a sexually dimorphic organism that is specific to one sex.
primary sex characteristic
secondary sex characteristic
More definitions
- those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
Translations
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Synonyms
2 synonymssexual characteristic
Close in meaning
- those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other:sexual characteristicsex character