hemipenis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Each of a pair of intromittent organs of male snakes and lizards, usually held inverted within the body but everted for reproduction via erectile tissue.

/ˈhɛ.mɪ.piː.nɪs/

hemipenis hemipenes hemipenises

From hemi- + penis.

hemipeen hemipene

hemipenal hemipenial hemipenile

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