hermaphroditus
IPA: hɝmˈæfrʌdˈaɪtʌs
Root Word: Hermaphroditus
noun
- (Greek mythology) The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
- A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.
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Examples of "hermaphroditus" in Sentences
- Small wonder that the word hermaphroditus appears in many medieval Latin texts with the meaning "eunuch."
- Link: Coffee and Conservation: Kopi luwak. kopi luwak, the coffee that is "processed" in the digestive tract of a civet cat (usually Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).
- Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee cherries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus .
- None other than the civet, although in this case we're talking about the Indonesian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) rather than its perfume-ingredient-producing cousins (Viverra civetta and Viverra zibetha).
- Other mammals include binturong Arctictis binturong, anteater Manis javanicus, oriental small-clawed otter Amblonyx cinerea, palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, oriental civet Viverra tangalunga and crab eating macaque Maccaca fasicularis.
- The world's rarest, most prized, and most expensive coffee is Kopi Luwak, which owes its distinctive "earthy, musty, syrupy, smooth and rich flavor, with both jungle and chocolate undertones" to its passage through the bowels of the Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus.
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