"secondary sex characteristic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secondary sex characteristics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} secondary sex characteristic (plural secondary sex characteristics)
  1. A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system. Wikipedia link: secondary sex characteristic Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (Translations): carácter sexual secundario [masculine] (Spanish)

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