eu·nuch·oid (y  n -koid )adj. Partially resembling, or having the general characteristics of, a eunuch. |
eunuchoid [u´nŭ-koid]
1. resembling a eunuch.
2. a person who resembles a eunuch.
eunuchoid
an animal which resembles a human eunuch. Said of an entire male which appears to lack characteristics indicating male virility including aggressive posturing and vocalizing, large, heavy-featured head, dished face with heavy brows, shaggy forelock, heavy shoulders with a finer boned hindquarter. High serving capacity is also a good recommendation.
Males with the chromosome anomaly XXY, the classical aneuploidy, are usually eunuchoid and scrotal formation may be defective.
eunuchoid syndrome
a state of decreased aggression, disinterest, and loss of stamina in working dogs after ovariectomy.
eunuchoid
adjective Like a eunuch, see there
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