Are there female orcs, or are they simply androgynous? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Grendel · 07-01-2002, 12:39 PM

No, Barrow Wight, androgynous was the intended word. Check out the Oxford dictionary - androgynous can mean both hermaphroditic (i.e. both male and female) as well as, more broadly "of indeterminate sex'. The word androgynous contains more possibilities than the word hermaphroditic, and was thus more useful for the argument I presented. Actually, the term a-sexual might be a better option.

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07-01-2002, 12:39 PM	#20
Grendel Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2002 Location: Brittany, France Posts: 16	No, Barrow Wight, androgynous was the intended word. Check out the Oxford dictionary - androgynous can mean both hermaphroditic (i.e. both male and female) as well as, more broadly "of indeterminate sex'. The word androgynous contains more possibilities than the word hermaphroditic, and was thus more useful for the argument I presented. Actually, the term a-sexual might be a better option.