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biological sex

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

sex, as in the biological factors that cause an individual member of a species that uses sexual reproduction to produce either male gametes (sperm or spermatozoa) or female gametes (ova).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of birth sex (“sex assigned to a person when born”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: birth sex

Antonyms: none provided

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  • French: sexe biologique — Translations