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organs of generation

organs of generation noun: the genitalia.

Noun

organs of generation pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The genitalia.
    • The Goddess again comes to his rescue and pieces him together, but she cannot find his phallus, for disincarnate specters on the astral do not possess the physical organs of generation.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 235

Questions about organs of generation

What does organs of generation mean?
Organs of generation means the genitalia.
What part of speech is organs of generation?
Organs of generation is a noun.

Words near organs of generation in the dictionary

  1. organs
  2. organs of Berlese
  3. organs of Chievitz
  4. organs of Corti
  5. organs of elimination
  6. organs of generation
  7. organs of Rosenmüller
  8. organs of state
  9. organs of Tömösváry
  10. organs of Zuckerkandl
  11. organs-on-a-chip

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