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English noun: secondary sex characteristic

1. secondary sex characteristic (attribute) the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)


Synonymssecondary sex character, secondary sexual characteristic


Broader (hypernym)sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic









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