endosex

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endosex

/ˈɛn.doʊ.sɛks/

Where it comes from

From endo- + sex. Coined as a counterpart to intersex by Heike Bödeker in 2000 (in English, following Bödeker's coinage of German endosexuell in 1999).

adjective

neologism, not comparable Not intersex; born with sex characteristics that are considered typically male or female. Intersex as an ostentation of the endosex group phantasy.
Similar: dyadic, perisex · Opposite: intersex

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@misc{endosex_2026,
  title = {endosex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endosex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}