Definitions for "Imposex"
The imposition of male characteristics on female organisms, as caused by some pollutants.
a condition in which male sexual characteristics, such as the development of a penis, is superimposed on female gastropods. An example is the effect of tributytin on the common dogwhelk.
A pseudo-hermaphroditic condition in female gastropods (snails) caused by TBT and manifested by the development of a false penis.