hermaphrodite /hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/noun 7adjective 3forms 1 noun7 •Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.An earthworm is a hermaphrodite. •Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.Comb jellies are sequential hermaphrodites. •(offensive, old-fashioned) A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics. •A hermaphrodite brig. •(old-fashioned) A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities. •(historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks. •A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes. adjective3 •Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils. •(offensive, old-fashioned) Having ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics. •(old-fashioned) Combining two opposing qualities. formshermaphrodites