The difference between Androgynous and Intersexual
When used as adjectives, androgynous means possessing the sex organs of both sexes, whereas intersexual means between the sexes.
Intersexual is also noun with the meaning: an intersex person.
check bellow for the other definitions of Androgynous and Intersexual
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Androgynous as an adjective:
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
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Androgynous as an adjective:
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Examples:
"Nicknames like [[Pat]], [[Sam]], and [[Chris]] are androgynous, used by both men and women."
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Androgynous as an adjective:
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
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Intersexual as an adjective (of a competition, etc.):
Between the sexes.
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Intersexual as an adjective (biology):
Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.
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Intersexual as a noun:
An intersex person.