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> Outdated, now-offensive terms like "hermaphrodite" Is there anything outdated if you talk about e.g. a hermaphroditic tree? I thought this was still the stan
by mananaysiempre 4y ago
> Outdated, now-offensive terms like "hermaphrodite"
Is there anything outdated if you talk about e.g. a hermaphroditic tree? I thought this was still the standard term in biology for species which practice sexual reproduction and normally or frequently have individuals with both kinds of reproductive organs, either simultaneously or alternately.
- Nasrudith 4y agoIntersex is the current preferred term for non-binary biological sex but it is one meant for people. Although if you had say, a cat with ambiguous genitalia it wouldn't be offense to reference them as intersex.