penis

pe·nis

 (pē′nĭs)

n. pl. pe·nis·es or pe·nes (-nēz)

1. The male organ of copulation in higher vertebrates. In mammals, it also serves as the male organ of urinary excretion.

2. Any of various copulatory organs in males of lower animals.

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[Latin pēnis; see pes- in Indo-European roots.]

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penis

(ˈpiːnɪs)

n, pl -nises or -nes (-niːz)

(Anatomy) the male organ of copulation in higher vertebrates, also used for urine excretion in many mammals

[C17: from Latin]

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pe•nis

(ˈpi nɪs)

n., pl. -nis•es, -nes (-nēz).

the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.

[1685–95; < Latin pēnis tail, penis]

pe•nile (ˈpin l, ˈpi naɪl) adj.

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pe·nis

(pē′nĭs)

1. The male reproductive organ of mammals and some reptiles and birds. In mammals, the penis contains the urethra, which carries urine from the bladder and releases sperm during reproduction.

2. A similar organ found in the males of some invertebrate animals.

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penis

The male organ of urination and copulation.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

penis - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) phallus, member vena bulbi penis - vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organs erectile organ - an organ containing erectile tissue pecker, peter, putz, prick, tool, shaft - obscene terms for penis micropenis, microphallus - an abnormally small penis foreskin, prepuce - a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

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penis

noun phallus, dick (taboo slang), prick (derogatory slang), member, tool (taboo slang), organ, cock (taboo slang), wang (U.S. slang), knob (Brit. taboo slang), chopper (Brit. slang), plonker (slang), dong (slang), winkle (Brit. slang), joystick (slang), pecker (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), John Thomas (taboo slang), weenie (U.S. slang), whang (U.S. slang), tadger (Brit. slang), schlong (U.S. slang), willie or willy (Brit. informal) She made derogatory remarks about the size of his penis.

Related words
adjective penile
like mentulomania

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Translations

penis

العُضو الذَّكَري عند الرجُل او الحيوانذكرزبقضيب

пенисхуй

penis

pyjpenis

penispiklem

PenisSchwanzGlied

πέος

peniso

penepirinolawañañopaipa

kürbpeenissuguti

کیر

penissiitin

pénisvergebite

זיןפין

शिश्न

kuracpenis

hímvesszőpénisz

burungpenistitit

getnaðarlimurgetnaîarlimurlimurtyppi

pene

ペニス男根陰茎

고추음경자지

penis

varpabybis

dzimumloceklispenis, vīrieša dzimumloceklis

ലിംഗം

penis

penispikk

penis

pênispénis

penispulă

мужской половой членпенисполовой членхуй

penis

penisпенис

penis

ควยลึงค์อวัยวะเพศชาย

penissikyarak

хуй

لند

dương vật

阴茎

penis

[ˈpiːnɪs] N (penises or penes (pl)) → pene m

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penis

[ˈpiːnɪs] n → pénis m, verge f

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penis

n → Penis m

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penis

[ˈpiːnɪs] n → pene m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

penis

(ˈpiːnis) noun

the male sexual organ in humans and many animals. penis العُضو الذَّكَري عند الرجُل او الحيوان пенис pênis pyj der Penis penis; lem πέοςpene peenis آلت تناسلی جنس مذکر penis pénisפין लिंग, शिशन anat.penis hímvessző alat kelamin jantan getnaðarlimur pene 陰茎 (남성의)페니스, 음경 varpa penis, vīrieša dzimumloceklis zakar penispenis penis دنرجنس اّله، ( غيڼ ) دسړي تناسلي اله pénis penis пенис penis penis penis penis อวัยวะเพศชาย penis 陰莖 пеніс ذکر، نر کا آلۂ تناسل dương vật 阴茎

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pe·nis

n. pene, parte exterior del aparato reproductor masculino que contiene la uretra y a través de la cual pasan el semen y la orina.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

penis

n pene m, miembro (fam)

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