secondary sex character

/ˌsɛkənˈdɛri sɛks ˌkɛr(ə)ktər/
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Other forms: secondary sex characters

Definitions of secondary sex character
  1. noun
    the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
    synonyms: secondary sex characteristic, secondary sexual characteristic
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    type of:
    sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic
    those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
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