baculum

British  

/ ˈbækjʊləm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of baculum

C20: New Latin, from Latin: stick, staff

Example Sentences

Although the baculum has been extensively examined by researchers over the years, there are still many unanswered questions.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2018

“The penis bone does not directly attach to the pelvis, so when the animal begins to decay, the baculum quickly becomes separated from the rest of the body.”

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2018

The results show that the baculum first evolved 145–95 million years ago, in the common ancestor of primates and carnivores.

From Nature • Dec. 20, 2016

They picked primates and carnivores because both groups contain some species whose males have a baculum and others whose males do not.

From Economist • Dec. 13, 2016

The baculum in the Microtinae more closely resembles the baculum in the Cricetinae of the Old World than in the Murinae, or than in any other rodents known to me.

From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Anderson, Sydney