Bisexual

Bisexual
An individual who engages in both heterosexual and homosexual sexual relations. Bisexual can also refer to the corresponding lifestyle. In physical biology, the term "bisexual" refers to an individual who was born with gonadal tissue of both sexes (that, both testicular and ovarian tissue). Also termed a true hermaphrodite.
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1. Having gonads of both sexes. SEE ALSO: hermaphroditism. 2. Denoting an individual who engages in both heterosexual and homosexual relations.

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bi·sex·u·al (')bī-'seksh-(ə-)wəl, -'sek-shəl adj
1 a) possessing characters of both sexes: HERMAPHRODITIC
b) of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward individuals of both sexes
2) of, relating to, or involving two sexes
bi·sex·u·al·i·ty .bī-.sek-shə-'wal-ət-ē n, pl -ties
bi·sex·u·al·ly (')bī-'seksh-(ə-)wə-lē, -(ə-)lē adv
bisexual n a bisexual individual

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adj.
1. describing an individual who is sexually attracted to both men and women.
2. describing an individual who possesses the qualities of both sexes.

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bi·sex·u·al (bi-sekґshoo-əl) [bi- + sexual] 1. of or pertaining to bisexuality. 2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality. 3. hermaphroditic. 4. androgynous.

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  • bisexual — adj Bisexual, hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite, androgynous, epicene are comparable when meaning combining male and female qualities. The first four of these terms may be used interchangeably to mean being structurally or functionally both male and… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bisexual — adj. sex. Dícese del organismo que posee dos sexos, el masculino y el femenino. También se denomina hermafrodita. ⊆ Que mantiene relaciones sexuales con individuos de ambos sexos. También se denomina ambisexual. Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • bisexual — [bī sek′sho͞o əl] adj. 1. of both sexes 2. having both male and female organs, as certain animals and plants; hermaphroditic 3. of or characterized by sexual desire for those of one s own sex and also those of the opposite sex n. one that is… …   English World dictionary

  • Bisexual — Bi*sex u*al, a. [Pref. bi + sexual.] (Biol.) Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • bisexual — (De bi y el lat. sexus, sexo). 1. adj. hermafrodita. 2. Dicho de una persona: Que alterna las prácticas homosexuales con las heterosexuales. U. t. c. s.) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • bisexual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sexually attracted to both men and women. 2) Biology having characteristics of both sexes. ► NOUN ▪ a person who is sexually attracted to both men and women. DERIVATIVES bisexuality noun …   English terms dictionary

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