baculum

/ ˈbækjʊləm /

noun

1. a bony support in the penis of certain mammals, esp the carnivores

Word History and Origins

Origin of baculum¹

C20: New Latin, from Latin: stick, staff

Example Sentences

The type of baculum in Spermophilus is spoonshaped with a ventral process that is spinelike or keellike.

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In Marmota the baculum is greatly enlarged at the posterior end and forms a shieldlike surface.

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There is a knoblike process on the crest at a point three fourths the length of the baculum from its base.

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The distal one third of the baculum curves sharply but smoothly upwards (see fig. 9).

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In having a keel on the ventral surface of the tip, the baculum of Tamias is comparable to that of Spermophilus.

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