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Hermaphroditical :: Hermaphroditical (a.) Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes; characterized by hermaphroditism.

Isothermal :: Isothermal (a.) Having reference to the geographical distribution of temperature, as exhibited by means of isotherms; as, an isothermal line; an isothermal chart..

Diathermanous :: Diathermanous (a.) Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal; -- opposed to athermanous.

Hercogamous :: Hercogamous (a.) Not capable of self-fertilization; -- said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy.

Dimidiate :: Dimidiate (a.) Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism..

Diathermanism :: Diathermanism (n.) The doctrine or the phenomena of the transmission of radiant heat.

Radiophone :: Radiophone (n.) An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of luminous or thermal rays. It is essentially the same as the photophone.

Hydrothermal :: Hydrothermal (a.) Of or pertaining to hot water; -- used esp. with reference to the action of heated waters in dissolving, redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes within the crust of the globe..

Poikilothermous :: Poikilothermous (a.) Poikilothermal.

Diathermal :: Diathermal (a.) Freely permeable by radiant heat.

Trawlerman :: Trawlerman (n.) A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.

Paradoxure :: Paradoxure (n.) Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang..

Washerman :: Washerman (n.) A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others..

Poikilothermal :: Poikilothermal (a.) Alt. of Poikilothermi.

Haematotherma :: Haematotherma (n. pl.) Same as Hematotherma.

Gynodioecious :: Gynodioecious (a.) Dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers..

Warm-blooded :: Warm-blooded (a.) Having warm blood; -- applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the surrounding air. See Homoiothermal..

Hermaphrodite :: Hermaphrodite (n.) An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helmi

Monoecious :: Monoecious (a.) Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to dioecious..

Fisherman :: Fisherman (n.) One whose occupation is to catch fish.

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