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== Film ==

* Hutts in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe are gastropods and ~~therefore~~ functional hermaphrodites. A given Hutt is usually referred to as "female" when pregnant; otherwise it's a matter of personal preference whether they're called "he" or "she".

* Hutts in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe are gastropods and functional hermaphrodites. A given Hutt is usually referred to as "female" when pregnant; otherwise it's a matter of personal preference whether they're called "he" or "she".

* The Gyaos in the Heisei ''[[Gamera]]'' trilogy.

* The [[Fan Nickname|Xenomorphs]] from the ''[[Alien]]'' films. [[Word of God|According to]] [[H. R. Giger]], the guy who pretty much created the aliens, they're neither male nor female but rather a horrific blurring of both sexes. Yes, this even includes the Queen. ([[MST3K Mantra|Try not to think about it too hard.]] These ''are'' [[Bizarre Alien Biology|aliens, after all.]]) H.R. Giger's new ''Xenorotica Portfolio'' is essentially [[Rule 34]] based around them, much to the joy of [[Nightmare Fetishist]]s everywhere.

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* Referenced in ''[[The Lair of the White Worm]]'', when the characters discover some cave art depicting a figure with large breasts and an erect penis. {{spoiler|A subversion, as it turns out to be a sketch of the film's immortal villain, a lesbian snake-woman who likes to perform [[Human Sacrifice]] with [[Refuge in Audacity|a sharpened ritual strap-on]].}}

* The dinosaurs in ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' were sequential hermaphrodites as a result of [[Lego Genetics|frog DNA being used to fill the gaps in their own deteriorated helixes]]. All the dinosaurs were engineered female, which obviously was just the sort of population imbalance needed for some of them to turn male and start breeding.

== Literature ==