bulbus glandis

noun

An erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.

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knot
OriginLatin bulbus glandis →
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Meanings

noun
  1. An erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.

    Synonyms: knot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.

Similar
knot

Origin

  1. Latinbulbus glandis
  2. Latinbulbus glandis
  3. Englishbulbus glandis

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

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Translations

Chinese 龜頭球 /龟头球, 莖頭球 /茎头球
  • 龜頭球 /龟头球 (guītóuqiú)erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid animals
  • 莖頭球 /茎头球 (jīngtóuqiú)erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid animals
Japanese 亀頭球
  • 亀頭球 (kitōkyū)erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid animals
Korean 귀두망울
  • 귀두망울 (gwidumang'ul)erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid animals
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APA

bulbus glandis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbus%20glandis

MLA

“bulbus glandis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbus%20glandis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bulbus glandis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbus%20glandis.

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