A hermaphrodite is an organism that has both male and female reproductive organs. This can happen in two main ways: simultaneous hermaphroditism, where an individual has both sets of organs at the same time, and sequential hermaphroditism, where an individual switches from one sex to the other during its life. While the term can be used for certain biological species, it can also be used for people who are born with ambiguous genitalia, often referred to as intersex individuals.Â