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Bisexual

Bi-sex′u-al

,
Adj.
[Pref.
bi-
+
sexual
.]
(Biol.)
Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes.

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bisexual

bisexual

See also: bisexuál

English

Adjective

bisexual (comparative more bisexual, superlative most bisexual)

  1. (of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women.
  2. (chiefly botany) Having both male and female parts or functions.
    1. (botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
    2. (botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
    3. (botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
    4. (botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
    5. (rare) Hermaphroditic.
      Midrash and Zohar present Adam as hermaphroditic or bisexual.

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Noun

bisexual (plural bisexuals)

  1. A person who is attracted to both men and women.
    • 1984, Women and deviance, page 63:
      Several chapters are devoted to the investigations of the origins and influences prevalent in the life of a bisexual with the latter portion of the book devoted to three extensive in-depth interviews with three bisexuals.

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  • bi (colloquial)
  • See also Wikisaurus:bisexual

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Catalan

Adjective

bisexual m, f (masculine and feminine plural bisexuals)

  1. bisexual

Noun

bisexual m, f (plural bisexuals)

  1. bisexual

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Romanian

Etymology

From French bisexuel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbi.se.ksuˈal/

Adjective

bisexual m, n (feminine singular bisexuală, masculine plural bisexuali, feminine and neuter plural bisexuale)

  1. bisexual

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Noun

bisexual m (plural bisexuali, feminine equivalent bisexuală)

  1. bisexual

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Spanish

Etymology

bi- + sexual

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

bisexual m, f (plural bisexuales)

  1. bisexual

Noun

bisexual m, f (plural bisexuales)

  1. bisexual