secondary sex characteristic

sec·ond·ar·y sex char·ac·ter·is·tic

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-uh n-der-ee seks kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik]
- /ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i sɛks ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-uh n-der-ee seks kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik]
- /ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i sɛks ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk/

Definitions of secondary sex characteristic words

noun secondary sex characteristic any of a number of manifestations, as development of breasts or beard, muscularity, distribution of fat tissue, and change of pitch in voice, specific to each sex and incipient at puberty but not essential to reproduction. 1
noun secondary sex characteristic any of the physical characteristics that differentiate male and female individuals, as distribution of hair or fat on the body, breast and muscle development, deepening of the voice, etc., that are not directly related to reproduction and usually appear at puberty 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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