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apophallation

apophallation noun: the biting off of the penis that occurs in some animals and molluscs during or after mating.

Noun

apophallation (uncountable)

  1. The biting off of the penis that occurs in some animals and molluscs during or after mating.

Origin of apophallation

From apophallate (“to bite off the penis”) [itself from apo- + phall(us) + -ate] + -tion.

Questions about apophallation

What does apophallation mean?
Apophallation means the biting off of the penis that occurs in some animals and molluscs during or after mating.
What part of speech is apophallation?
Apophallation is a noun.

Words near apophallation in the dictionary

  1. Apopa
  2. apopain
  3. apopemptic
  4. apopemptics
  5. apopetalous
  6. apophallation
  7. apophanous
  8. apophantic
  9. apophany
  10. apophases
  11. apophasis

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