bisexual person

/ˌˈbaɪˌsɛkʃ(əw)əl ˌpʌrsn/
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Other forms: bisexual persons

Definitions of bisexual person
  1. noun
    a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
    synonyms: bisexual
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    types:
    androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite, intersex
    one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
    pseudohermaphrodite
    someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth
    type of:
    sensualist
    a person who enjoys sensuality
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