pseudopenis

plural pseudopenes · alternative pseudo-penis

1. anatomyThe enlarged clitoris of the female of various species including spotted hyena, binturong, and lemur.

   The males uses little denticles to hold on to the female, and inserts the pseudopenis inside the vagina.

   2023, translated in 2025, Berta Páramo and translated by Marc Correa Haro, Lice: How to Survive on Humans, page 103

2. Anything that resembles a penis in form or function.

   The use of hard plastic rods with increasing diameters, a sort of pseudopenis, can be useful, provided it is explained to the woman that these rods are not used to dilate her vagina but are a means of training the relaxation of her pelvic muscles and of getting these muscles under control.

   2012, Wolf Eicher, Götz Kockott, Sexology, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN