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Simultaneous hermaphrodite

simultaneous hermaphrodite
A type of hermaphrodite which has both male and female organs at the same time and is able to produce both sperm and eggs at the same time. Such an organism is also able to fertilize its eggs with its own sperm (self-fertilization).


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