os penis

noun

The baculum.

Meanings

nounos penis (plural ossa penis)

plural ossa penis

  1. biologyThe baculum.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latinōs“bone”
  2. Englishos penis

From Latin ōs (“bone”) + pēnis (genitive of pēnis (“penis”)). Literally, “bone of the penis”.

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Chicago

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