secondary sexual characteristic in English
noun
1
any physical characteristic developing at puberty which distinguishes between the sexes but is not directly involved in reproduction.
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secondary sex characteristic
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1. Under normal circumstances, only sexually mature male medaka have papillae, which develop on the joint plates of certain anal fin rays as a secondary sexual characteristic, providing a potential biomarker for endocrine disrupting effects.