secondary sex character

1. 1.

   the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)

   Synonymssecondary sex characteristicsecondary sexual characteristic

   Broadersex characteristic

Questions about secondary sex character

What does secondary sex character mean?

secondary sex character means "the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)".

What is another word for secondary sex character?

Close synonyms include secondary sex characteristic, secondary sexual characteristic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.