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Noun: secondary sex characteristic
  1. The genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
    "The deepening of the voice is a secondary sex characteristic that develops during male puberty";
    - secondary sexual characteristic

Derived forms: secondary sex characteristics

Type of: sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic

Encyclopedia: Secondary sex characteristic