adj.
- Biology. Having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditic.
- Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior.
[From Latin androgynus, hermaphrodite, from Greek androgunos : andro-, andro- + gunē, woman; see -gynous.]
androgynously an·drog'y·nous·ly adv.androgyny an·drog'y·ny (-ə-nē) n.
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