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penis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun penis has 1 sense
- penis(n = noun.body) member, phallus - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism); Array has parts: glans penis, vena bulbi penis, urethra, foreskin, prepuce
is a part of male reproductive system, family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals
is a kind of erectile organ
has particulars: cock, dick, pecker, peter, prick, putz, shaft, tool, micropenis, microphallus
Derived form adjective penial1
CIDE DICTIONARY
penis, n. [L.].
The erectile external sexual organ of males, used in copulation, and in mammals, also for urination. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
penis, n. (pl. penises or penes)
1 the male organ of copulation and (in mammals) urination.
2 the male copulatory organ in lower vertebrates.
1 the male organ of copulation and (in mammals) urination.
2 the male copulatory organ in lower vertebrates.
Etymology
L, = tail, penis
THESAURUS
penis
bag, ballocks, balls, basket, beard, breasts, cervix, clitoris, cod, cods, cullions, family jewels, female organs, genitalia, genitals, gonads, labia, labia majora, labia minora, lingam, lips, male organs, meat, nuts, nymphae, ovary, 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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