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See Hermes,

Hermaphrodism. B. Jonson.

See Hermaphroditism.

may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.

Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes; characterized by hermaphroditism. -- Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al*ly, adv.

The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.

Inability to transmit radiant; impermeability to heat. Tyndall.

Not transmitting heat; -- opposed to diathermanous.

See Burgomaster.

Freely permeable by radiant heat.

The property of transmitting radiant heat; the quality of being diathermous. Melloni.

The doctrine or the phenomena of the transmission of radiant heat. Nichol.

Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal; - - opposed to athermanous.

That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor, or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals.

One whose occupation is to catch fish.

Same as Hematotherma.

Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.

Warm-blooded; hematothermal. [R]

The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to hematocrya.

Warm-blooded.