secondary sex characteristic

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secondary sex characteristic (plural secondary sex characteristics)

  1. A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.
    Breasts in females and facial hair in males are examples of secondary sex characteristics in humans.

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