primordial phallus

noun

The clitoris of a female or the penis of a male, particularly during embryonic development of the urinary and reproductive organs, before sexual differentiation is evident.

Meanings

nounprimordial phallus (plural primordial phalluses or primordial phalli)

plural primordial phalluses · plural primordial phalli

  1. reproductive systemanatomyThe clitoris of a female or the penis of a male, particularly during embryonic development of the urinary and reproductive organs, before sexual differentiation is evident.
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