pseudopenis

Noun

pseudopenis (plural pseudopenes)

1. The enlarged clitoris of the female of various species including spotted hyena, binturong, and lemur.
   • The males uses little denticles to hold on to the female, and inserts the pseudopenis inside the vagina.2023, translated in 2025, Berta Páramo and translated by Marc Correa Haro, Lice: How to Survive on Humans, page 103
2. Anything that resembles a penis in form or function.
   • The use of hard plastic rods with increasing diameters, a sort of pseudopenis, can be useful, provided it is explained to the woman that these rods are not used to dilate her vagina but are a means of training the relaxation of her pelvic muscles and of getting these muscles under control.2012, Wolf Eicher, Götz Kockott, Sexology, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN