Etymology

bulbus glandis

Today it means: An erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse. Full definition →

Latin bulbus glandis
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  1. Latin · borrowed frombulbus glandis
  2. Latin · borrowed frombulbus glandis
  3. English todaybulbus glandis

Unadapted borrowing from Latin bulbus glandis, from bulbus (“bulb”) + glandis (“acorn”).

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