virilism
noun
vir·il·ism
ˈvir-ə-ˌli-zəm 
: the appearance of male secondary sex characteristics (such as facial hair) in the female
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virilism
noun
vir·il·ism
ˈvir-ə-ˌliz-əm
1
: precocious development of secondary sex characteristics in the male
2
: the appearance of secondary sex characteristics of the male (as facial hair) in a female
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