eunuchoid

noun

eu·​nuch·​oid ˈyü-nə-ˌkȯid How to pronounce eunuchoid (audio)
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: a sexually deficient individual
especially : one lacking in sexual differentiation and tending toward the intersex state
eunuchoid adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eunuchoid was in 1906

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Cite this Entry

“Eunuchoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eunuchoid. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

eunuchoid

adjective
eu·​nuch·​oid
ˈyü-nə-ˌkȯid
variants also eunuchoidal
-ˌkȯid-ᵊl, ˌyü-nə-ˈkȯid-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or characterized by eunuchoidism
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