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Bisexual
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Meaning
Adj
●
Sexually
attracted
to both
men
and women,
specifically
biological
males
and
females
. (by a
broad
definition
;
compare
pansexual).
●
In Botany:
Having both
male
and
female
parts
,
characteristics
, or functions.
Of
flowers
: having both
pollen
and seeds.
Of
sporophytes
: having both
male
and
female
organs.
Of
gametophytes
:
producing
both
eggs
and sperm.
Of
fungi
:
producing
both the "female"
ascogonium
and the "male" antheridium.
Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both
male
and
female
, or
alternating
between being
male
and being
female
.
●
In Botany & LGBT:
Having both
male
and
female
parts
,
characteristics
, or functions.
Androgynous.
●
In Biology:
Having two
distinct
sexes
,
male
and
female
(as
contrasted
with
unisexual
or hermaphroditic).
●
In Biology:
Involving two
sexes
(particularly
with regard to
reproduction
;
contrast
parthenogenetic
or asexual).
Noun
●
A person who is bisexual.
●
In Botany:
A
plant
or
fungus
, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
●
In Biology:
An
organism
(that is, a
species
) which has
male
and
female
sexes.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bisexual
English
bi-
English
bis
Latin
sexual
English
sexualis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Ambidextrous
Bi
Omnifutuent
Ambisextrous
Curious
Flexible
Open-Minded
Switch-Hitting
Versatile
Perfect
Hermaphrodite
Switch-Hitter
Antonyms
Monosexual
Related
Pansexual
Transgender
Transsexual
Lesbian
Gay
Intersex
Polyamorous
Queer
Genderqueer
Hetero
Lesbians
Transgendered
Cisgender
Lgbt
Demisexual
Female
Nonbinary
Promiscuous
Lgbtq
Trans
Genderfluid
Male
Homophobic
Transexual
Gays
Transwoman
Cis
Sex
Androgynous
Heterosexuals
Women
Heteroflexible
Autistic
Masculine
Racist
Homosexuals
Homosexuality
Lgb
Transgenders
Latino
Feminist
Feminine
Crossdresser
Woman
Sexual Orientation
Sexual Minority
Trans Man
Trans Woman
Third Gender
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