hemipenis

noun
/ˈhɛ.mɪ.piː.nɪs/UK

Etymology

From hemi- + penis.

Definitions

  1. Each of a pair of intromittent organs of male snakes and lizards, usually held inverted…

    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.

    • Charles […] found her stroking the goanna in such a way – no one else could do it – that its pale hemipenes emerged pale and spiky from their sheaths.

The neighborhood

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