genitalia
Americanplural noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of genitalia
1875–80; < Latin genitālia, neuter plural of genitālis genital
Example Sentences
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County officials said they weren’t able to identify the raptor and that even confirming the sex of a bald eagle is no easy feat, given they have no external genitalia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Researchers provided the first detailed description and illustrations of the female internal genitalia of Pikelinia fasciata, a species first identified in 1902.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
“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
Some can be born with external female genitalia but functioning testes, and are often certified as female at birth and raised as such.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
One out of every two thousand babies is born with ambiguous genitalia.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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