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sex
noun
-
sex
,
sexes
either
of
the
two
main
categories
,
male
or
female
,
into
which
humans
,
animals
,
or
plants
are
divided
according
to
their
reproductive
organs
•
On
the
medical
form
,
you
must
tick
whether
your
sex
is
male
or
female
.
On
the
medical
form
,
you
must
tick
whether
your
sex
is
male
or
female
.
•
Some
tropical
fish
look
identical
no
matter
their
sex
,
making
them
hard
to
tell
apart
.
Some
tropical
fish
look
identical
no
matter
their
sex
,
making
them
hard
to
tell
apart
.
From
Latin
"
sexus
"
meaning
"
sex
,
gender
".
verb
-
sex
,
sexing
,
sexes
,
sexed
to
find
out
whether
an
animal
or
plant
is
male
or
female
•
The
farmer
learned
to
sex
chicks
by
looking
at
the
pattern
of
their
feathers
.
The
farmer
learned
to
sex
chicks
by
looking
at
the
pattern
of
their
feathers
.
•
Scientists
need
to
sex
the
mice
before
beginning
the
experiment
.
Scientists
need
to
sex
the
mice
before
beginning
the
experiment
.
Verb
use
from
the
noun
,
first
attested
in
the
late
19th
century
in
poultry
farming
.
noun
-
sex
,
sexes
physical
activity
in
which
people
’
s
bodies
join
together
for
sexual
pleasure
,
especially
sexual
intercourse
•
They
decided
to
wait
until
marriage
to
have
sex
.
They
decided
to
wait
until
marriage
to
have
sex
.
•
Talking
openly
about
sex
can
help
teenagers
make
healthy
choices
.
Talking
openly
about
sex
can
help
teenagers
make
healthy
choices
.
Same
origin
as
biological
sense
;
euphemistic
use
for
intercourse
recorded
from
late
18th
century
.
