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clitoris
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun clitoris has 1 sense
- clitoris(n = noun.body) button, clit - a female sexual organ homologous to the penis; Array has parts: glans clitoridis, foreskin, prepuce
is a part of vulva
is a kind of erectile organ
Derived forms adjective clitoral1, adjective clitoric1
CIDE DICTIONARY
clitoris, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kleitori`s, fr. klei`ein to shut up. It is concealed by the labia pudendi.].
A small organ at the upper part of the vulva in females, homologous to the penis in the male. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
clitoris, n. a small erectile part of the female genitals at the upper end of the vulva.
Derivative
clitoral adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk kleitoris
THESAURUS
clitoris
bag, ballocks, balls, basket, beard, breasts, cervix, cod, cods, cullions, family jewels, female organs, genitalia, genitals, gonads, labia, labia majora, labia minora, lingam, lips, male organs, meat, nuts, nymphae, ovary, penis, phallus, private parts, privates, privy parts, pubic hair, pudenda, reproductive organs, rocks, scrotum, secondary sex characteristic, sex organs, spermary, testes, testicles, uterus, vagina, vulva, womb, yoni
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