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adj
Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of a species, having only a single (potentially hermaphroditic) sex (as opposed to bisexual).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Unisex; suitable for any sex or gender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
An organism which is unisexual.
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adjective satellite
relating to only one sex or having only one type of sexual organ; not hermaphroditic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English unisexual From uni- + sexual.
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