phallodeum
Meanings
noun
- A penis-like organ in male caecilians, which is inserted into the cloaca of the female for several hours.
Word forms
Etymology
From phallo- + a latinized and nominalized form of Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”), modelled after proctodeum and stomodeum.
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