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penis

/ˈpi.nɪs/

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What does penis mean?

noun

  1. The male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other placental mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the external male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
  2. A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male amniotes.

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At other times the penis is perfectly demolished from the very base.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
This child died because of its anal malformation, which we notice is a frequent associate of malformations or duplicity of the penis.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
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The male may carry the infection in the sheath, urethra and on the penis.
Robert Alexander CraigCommon Diseases of Farm AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #8502
We must not pass over without mention a peculiar mutilation which is practised by most of the Kayan youths as they approach manhood, namely, the transverse perforation of the GLANS PENIS and the insertion of a short rod of polished bone or hard wood.
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307