The difference between Hermaphrodite and Intersex

When used as nouns, hermaphrodite means an individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads, whereas intersex means any of a variety of conditions (in a dioecious species) whereby an individual has male and female sex characteristics.

When used as adjectives, hermaphrodite means having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads, whereas intersex means having characteristics of both male and female sexes.

Intersex is also verb with the meaning: to make intersex.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hermaphrodite and Intersex

  1. Hermaphrodite as a noun:

    An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.

    Examples:

    "An earthworm is a hermaphrodite."

  2. Hermaphrodite as a noun:

    A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.

  3. Hermaphrodite as a noun (nautical):

    A hermaphrodite brig.

  4. Hermaphrodite as a noun:

    A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.

  1. Hermaphrodite as an adjective (of an, individual organism):

    Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.

  2. Hermaphrodite as an adjective:

    Combining two opposing qualities.

  1. Intersex as a noun:

    Any of a variety of conditions (in a dioecious species) whereby an individual has male and female sex characteristics; the state of having the physical features of both sexes; intersexuality.

  2. Intersex as a noun (biology, zoology):

    An individual with any of these conditions.

  1. Intersex as an adjective (of an individual):

    Having characteristics of both male and female sexes.

  1. Intersex as a verb (nonstandard):

    To make intersex.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: intersexualize"

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