Noun: sex characteristic 'seks,ker-ik-tu'ri-stik [N. Amer], 'seks,ka-rik-tu'ri-stik [Brit]
- Those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
"Facial hair is a secondary sex characteristic in males";
- sexual characteristic, sex character
Derived forms: sex characteristics
Type of: characteristic, feature
Encyclopedia: Sex characteristic