Gynandromorphism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gynandromorphism \Gy*nan`dro*mor"phism\
     (j[i^]*n[a^]n`dr[-o]*m[^o]r"f[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. gynh` a woman,
     female + 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man, male + morfh` form.]
     (Zool.)
     An abnormal condition of certain animals, in which one side
     has the external characters of the male, and the other those


     of the female.
     [1913 Webster]