Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "gynandromorphic" tana nufin wani kwayoyin halitta guda ɗaya wanda ke da halaye na jiki na namiji da na mace, ko cakuɗen halaye waɗanda yawanci ke da alaƙa da duka jinsi. Ana amfani da wannan kalma sau da yawa a cikin ilmin halitta don bayyana kwayoyin halitta waɗanda ke nuna nau'i na dimorphism na jima'i inda halayen jiki na duka jinsi ke kasancewa a cikin mutum ɗaya. An samo shi daga kalmomin Helenanci "gynē," ma'anar "mace," "andro," ma'anar "man," da "morphē," ma'ana "siffa" ko "siffa."