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labia major

labia major noun: the labia majora.

Noun

labia major pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The labia majora.
    • Billie's own well-developed clitoris ‘pouts’ through her labia major in a manner which, in the real world, usually belongs only to the female orang-utan.1981, Angela Carter, “The Sweet Sell of Romance”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 575
    • Extending down from the mons pubis are two longitudinal folds of skin, narrowing to enclose the vulvar cleft, and meeting posteriorly in the perineum, that area of skin between the junction of the labia major and the anus.2002, Ethel Sloane, Biology of Women, 4th edition, Delmar, page 31

Questions about labia major

What does labia major mean?
Labia major means the labia majora.
What part of speech is labia major?
Labia major is a noun.

Words near labia major in the dictionary

  1. Labette County
  2. labetuzumab
  3. labful
  4. labfuls
  5. labia
  6. labia major
  7. labia majora
  8. labia minor
  9. labia minora
  10. labia vulvae
  11. labiae

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