SEX CHARACTERISTIC
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Sex Characteristic.
Sex Characteristic - as a noun
Those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
sex charactersexual characteristicHypernyms (Closely Related)
characteristicfeatureHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"Different species may exhibit various sex characteristics."
"Baldness is often considered a secondary sex characteristic in humans."
"The presence of mammary glands is a primary sex characteristic in mammals."
"Horns are a secondary sex characteristic in some species of animals."
"The size and coloration of plumage can be a sex characteristic in birds."