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bulbus glandis

bulbus glandis noun: an erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.

Noun

bulbus glandis

  1. An erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.
    Synonyms:
    knot

Synonyms of bulbus glandis

Origin of bulbus glandis

Unadapted borrowing from Latin bulbus glandis, from bulbus (“bulb”) + glandis (“acorn”).

Questions about bulbus glandis

What does bulbus glandis mean?
Bulbus glandis means an erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.
What part of speech is bulbus glandis?
Bulbus glandis is a noun.

Words near bulbus glandis in the dictionary

  1. Bulbulian
  2. Bulbulians
  3. bulbuls
  4. bulbus
  5. bulbus cordis
  6. bulbus glandis
  7. bulbus oculi
  8. bulby
  9. Bulcamp
  10. bulchin
  11. bulchins

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