Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biological sex

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: bi-o-log-i-cal -sex
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sex, as in the biological factors that cause an individual member of a species that uses sexual reproduction to produce either male gametes (sperm or spermatozoa) or female gametes (ova).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of birth sex (“sex assigned to a person when born”).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Biological sex [is] constituted by sex characteristics (chromosomes, gonads, internal genitalia, external genitalia, hormones and secondary sexual manifestations)."
"Sex-appropriate masculine or feminine traits are not an innate psychological need but are derived from social expectations to act in ways which supposedly affirm or validate biological sex. Individuals are taught that it is not enough to know they are biologically male or female, but they must also act in ways which supposedly affirm their biological sex."

Usage

Inflected Forms

biological sexes (plural)

Synonyms

birth sex

Questions

What does biological sex mean?: sex, as in the biological factors that cause an individual member of a species that uses sexual reproduction to produce either male gametes (sperm or spermatozoa) or female gametes (ova).

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