♀

Etymology
A (copper/bronze) handmirror, symbol of the Greek goddess Aphrodite (and her Roman equivalent Venus). The cross was added in the 16th century to Christianize the symbol of a pagan god.

Symbol



 * 1)  female.
 * 2) * 1990, Charles S. Churcher, “Cranial Appendages of Giraffoidea”, George A. Bubenik, Anthony B. Bubenik, Horns, Pronghorns, and Antlers: Evolution, Morphology, Physiology, and Social Significance, New York: Springer-Verlag, ISBN 9781461389682, chapter 1.5, page 183:
 * 2. Ossicones, secondary ossification, and sinuses of : A Lateral aspect of skull showing courses of veins, areas of dense ossification (heavily stippled) and lesser secondary ossification (lightly stippled), and outlines of skull roofs of male (♂) and female (♀) adults. (After Spinage 1968b.)
 * 1)  pistillate, carpellate.
 * 2)  copper.
 * 3)  Friday.
 * 1)  copper.
 * 2)  Friday.
 * 1)  Friday.

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