scrotal

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US/ˈskɹoʊtəl/UK/ˈskɹəʊtəl/

adjective

Of or relating to the scrotum.

OriginNew Latin scrōtālis →
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Meanings

adjectivescrotal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the scrotum.
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving a visible scrotum.

    Male maturity is evident from descent of the testes; adult males are scrotal year-round, whereas subadult males are partially or nonscrotal.

    2008, Melissa A. Hillegass et al., “The influence of sex and sociality on parasite loads in an African ground squirrel”, in Behavioral Ecology, volume 19, number 5, →DOI, pages 1006–1011

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
oscheal

Origin

  1. New Latinscrōtālis
  2. Englishscrotal

Learned borrowing from New Latin scrōtālis. Equivalent to scrotum + -al.

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Translations

Arabic صَفَنِيّ
  • صَفَنِيّ (ṣafaniyy)scrotal
Catalan escrotal
  • escrotalscrotal
Finnish kivespussi-
  • kivespussi-scrotal
French scrotal
  • scrotalscrotal
German skrotal
  • skrotalscrotal
Italian scrotale
  • scrotalescrotal
Polish mosznowy
  • mosznowyscrotal
Portuguese escrotal
  • escrotalscrotal
Romanian scrotal
  • scrotalscrotal
Russian скротальный, мошо́ночный
  • скротальный (skrotalʹnyj)scrotal
  • мошо́ночный (mošónočnyj)scrotal
Spanish escrotal
  • escrotalscrotal
Urdu صفنی
  • صفنیscrotal

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scrotal

hoteltotalanecdotalsacerdotalsubscrotal
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Cite this entry
APA

scrotal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrotal

MLA

“scrotal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrotal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrotal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrotal.

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