secondary sex characteristic

1. 1.

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

   Synonymssecondary sexual characteristicsecondary sex character

   Broadersex characteristic

Questions about secondary sex characteristic

What does secondary sex characteristic mean?

secondary sex characteristic 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 characteristic?

Close synonyms include secondary sexual characteristic, secondary sex character. 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.