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secondary sexual characteristics

Definition of secondary sexual characteristics

noun

physical characteristics developed at puberty which distinguish between the sexes but are not involved in reproduction.

secondary sexual characteristics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of secondary sexual characteristics in the US English dictionary

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