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ANDROGYNOUS [3 records]

Record 1 2023-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
DEF

Referring to a person whose sex cannot easily be determined by their appearance.

OBS

androgynous; androgyne: These terms are sometimes considered to be outdated and offensive since they qualify a person's gender based on their appearance rather than on how the person identifies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie
DEF

Se dit d'une personne dont le sexe ne peut pas être clairement déterminé d'après son apparence.

OBS

androgyne : Ce terme est parfois considéré comme désuet et offensant, car il qualifie le genre d'une personne en fonction de son apparence plutôt qu'en fonction de la façon dont elle s'identifie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología
  • Sociología
DEF

De rasgos externos que no se corresponden definidamente con los propios de su sexo.

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Record 2 2023-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence.

Key term(s)
  • androgynal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Se dit d'une plante ou d'une inflorescence présentant [des caractères masculin et féminin].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Calificativo de una planta que presenta flores masculinas y flores femeninas en una misma inflorescencia.

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Record 3 2003-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Having flowers with stamens and flowers with pistils in the same cluster.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Qui possède, sur le même individu des fleurs mâles et des fleurs femelles.

Spanish

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