unisexual
adjective
uni·sex·u·al
ˌyü-nə-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl
1
: of, relating to, or restricted to one sex:
a
: male or female but not hermaphroditic
b
: diclinous
a unisexual flower
2
: unisex
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bought unisexual toys for the couple's new baby
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These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Not unisexual mole salamanders, which reproduce primarily by cloning and sometimes snatch other species' sperm to kickstart their reproductive systems.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
One clue is that unisexual Ambystoma salamanders steal DNA from the sperm of other salamander species left lying around.
—National Geographic, 10 May 2016
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Not unisexual mole salamanders, which reproduce primarily by cloning and sometimes snatch other species' sperm to kickstart their reproductive systems.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
One clue is that unisexual Ambystoma salamanders steal DNA from the sperm of other salamander species left lying around.
—National Geographic, 10 May 2016
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“Unisexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unisexual. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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unisexual
adjective
uni·sex·u·al
ˌyü-nə-ˈseksh-(ə-)wəl
-ˈsek-shəl
1
: having only male or only female sex organs
2
: unisex
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