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phallodeum

phallodeum noun: a penis-like organ in male caecilians, which is inserted into the cloaca of the female for several hours.

Noun

phallodeum (plural phallodea)

  1. A penis-like organ in male caecilians, which is inserted into the cloaca of the female for several hours.

Forms of phallodeum

pluralphallodea

Origin of phallodeum

From phallo- + a latinized and nominalized form of Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”), modelled after proctodeum and stomodeum.

Questions about phallodeum

What does phallodeum mean?
Phallodeum means a penis-like organ in male caecilians, which is inserted into the cloaca of the female for several hours.
What part of speech is phallodeum?
Phallodeum is a noun.
What is the plural of phallodeum?
The plural of phallodeum is phallodea.

Words near phallodeum in the dictionary

  1. phallocratic
  2. phallocrats
  3. phallocrypt
  4. phallocrypts
  5. phallodea
  6. phallodeum
  7. phallodynia
  8. phallogocentric
  9. phallogocentrically
  10. phallogocentrism
  11. phallogocentrisms

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