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clitorides

/klɪˈtɒrɪdiːz/

clitorides is the plural of clitoris.

Meaning of clitoris

Noun

clitoris (plural clitorises or clitorides)

  1. A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
    • stimulate the clitoris
  2. A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of female amniotes.

Words formed from clitorides

Questions about clitorides

What is clitorides the plural of?
Clitorides is the plural of clitoris.
How do you pronounce clitorides?
Clitorides is pronounced /klɪˈtɒrɪdiːz/.

Words near clitorides in the dictionary

  1. clitoridectomies
  2. clitoridectomize
  3. clitoridectomized
  4. clitoridectomizing
  5. clitoridectomy
  6. clitorides
  7. clitoriditis
  8. clitoridotomies
  9. clitoridotomy
  10. clitorin
  11. clitoris

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