shemale

Noun

 * 1)  A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
 * 2)  A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones.
 * 3) * 2001, R. Shine, B. Phillips, H. Waye, M. LeMaster, R. T. Mason, Benefits of female mimicry in snakes, in Nature (414, 267):
 * She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up.

Usage notes

 * The use of shemale to refer to trans women is offensive and proscribed by several authorities. It is found especially (though not exclusively) in pornography, where it and the similarly offensive term  are the primary references to trans women.
 * The use of shemale in biology has been criticized (e.g. by biologist ) as "degrading [...] borrowed from the porn industry" and unprofessional.

Translations

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 * German: Shemale
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 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 쉬메일
 * Persian: شی‌میل
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 * Russian: шиме́йл, членоде́вка ,
 * Spanish: travelo
 * Swedish: shemale, transsexuell person


 * Georgian: ქალაბიჭა
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