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penises

UK/ˈpiːnɪsɪz/US/ˈpinɪsɪz/

penises is the plural of penis.

Meaning of penis

Noun

penis (plural penises or penes)

  1. The male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other placental mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the external male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
    • The female clitoris is homologous to the male penis.
  2. A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male amniotes.

Forms of penises

alternative formpenes

Phrases with penises

Questions about penises

What is penises the plural of?
Penises is the plural of penis.
How do you pronounce penises?
Penises is pronounced /ˈpiːnɪsɪz/ (UK).

Words near penises in the dictionary

  1. penis-sheaths
  2. penischisis
  3. peniscopy
  4. penisectomy
  5. penised
  6. penises
  7. penishead
  8. penisish
  9. penisless
  10. penislessness
  11. penislike

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Adapted from Wiktionary: penises (page history and authors); penis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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