"Hermaphroditism" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... French, BERDACHE (Anderson). An hermaphrodite. The reputation of hermaphroditism is not uncommon with Indians, and seems to attach to every malformation of the organs of generation. The word is of very ...
— Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon • George Gibbs
... of "The Entomologist," Mr. W.F. Kirby, of the British Museum, wrote an article having for its title, "Hermaphrodite-hybrid Sphingid," in which, referring to hybrids of Smerinthus ocellatus and populi, he says that hermaphroditism is the usual character of ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 • Various
... our primitive ancestor who was undoubtedly an arboreal animal. The occurrence of rudiments of parts in one sex which only come to full development in the other is next discussed. This state of things Darwin regards as derived from an original hermaphroditism. In regard to the mammary glands of the male he does not accept the theory that they are vestigial, but considers them rather ...
— Evolution in Modern Thought • Ernst Haeckel
... human being is either a man or a woman. Science shows cases in which the sexual characteristics appear blurred and thus the sexual distinction is made difficult, especially on an anatomical basis. The genitals of such persons unite the male and female characteristics (hermaphroditism). In rare cases both parts of the sexual apparatus are well developed (true hermaphroditism), but usually ...
— Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex • Sigmund Freud
... (Anderson). An hermaphrodite. The reputation of hermaphroditism is not uncommon with Indians, and seems to attach to every malformation of the organs of generation. The word is of very ...
— Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon • George Gibbs |
