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secondary sexual characteristic
noun
any of various features distinguishing individuals of different sex but not directly concerned in reproduction. Examples are the antlers of a stag and the beard of a man
Example Sentences
During this period, hormone production increases, leading to secondary sexual characteristics such as facial hair and breasts.
It bans sex reassignment surgeries or other surgical procedures that alter primary or secondary sexual characteristics in minors.
As Bran develops secondary sexual characteristics, an atmosphere of menace descends upon the nursery.
She also provided the station with a purported doctor’s note which said her daughter had secondary sexual characteristics of an adult woman.
This female-biased death occurred after the stage of sex determination, when secondary sexual characteristics appear.
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