genitalia

American

[jen-i-tey-lee-uh, -teyl-yuh] / ˌdʒɛn ɪˈteɪ li ə, -ˈteɪl yə /

plural noun

Anatomy.

the organs of reproduction, especially the external organs.

Other Word Forms

genitalial adjective
genitalic adjective

Etymology

Origin of genitalia

1875–80; < Latin genitālia, neuter plural of genitālis genital

Example Sentences

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“Powdered stone worked. So did lizard’s blood and crocodile dung, and pig’s teeth and dolphin’s genitalia and frog’s sperm,” as psychologist Irving Kirsch later explained it.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

“Ahead of Stormy Daniels’s testimony today in former President Trump’s criminal hush-money trial, one of the prosecutors told Judge Juan Merchan that Daniels will not describe Trump’s genitalia because it would violate the gag order.”

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

Squirrelpox symptoms include ulcers, scabs and weeping lesions on the face, paws and genitalia, all of which can prevent red squirrels from eating, drinking or moving.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

So, the physical sex traits that we're born with from hormones, chromosomes, internal reproductive organs, external genitalia, all of those things are also not always binary.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2023

When babies with ambiguous genitalia were born at the hospital, Dr. Luce was called in to discuss the matter with the bewildered parents.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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