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First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near sex-limited
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“Sex-limited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sex-limited. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
sex-limited
adjective
sex-lim·it·ed
ˈseks-ˌlim-ət-əd 
: expressed in the phenotype of only one sex
a sex-limited character
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