SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTIC
(noun)
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Secondary Sex Characteristic.
Secondary Sex Characteristic - as a noun
The genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
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Example Sentences
"Breast development is a primary and prominent secondary sex characteristic in females."
"In males, facial hair growth is considered a secondary sex characteristic."
"The deepening of the voice is a secondary sex characteristic of males during puberty."
"The widening of the hips is a secondary sex characteristic in females."
"Muscle development and increased body hair are secondary sex characteristics in males."
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A-Z Proximities
- secondaries
- secondarily
- secondariness
- secondarinesses
- secondary
- Secondary Sex Characteristic
- seconde
- seconded
- secondee
- secondees
- seconder
