Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secondary sex characteristic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ondary -sex char-ac-ter-is-tic
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.

Example Sentences

"Breasts in females and facial hair in males are examples of secondary sex characteristics in humans."

Inflected Forms

secondary sex characteristics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

primary sex characteristic

Synonyms

secondary sexual characteristic secondary sex character

Questions

What does secondary sex characteristic mean?: A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.

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