mons veneris

American  

[monz ven-er-is] / ˈmɒnz ˈvɛn ər ɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

montes veneris

1. the mons pubis of the human female.

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mons veneris British  

/ ˈmɒnz ˈvɛnərɪs /

noun

1. the fatty cushion of flesh in human females situated over the junction of the pubic bones Compare mons pubis

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Etymology

Origin of mons veneris

1615–25; < New Latin: literally, Venus's mount

Example Sentences

The swastika is represented upon the mons Veneris of these figures, which represent the Great Mother in her form as a woman or as a pot, which is an anthropomorphized octopus, one of the avatars of the Great Mother.

From Project Gutenberg

The third case was a German woman in whom were seen soft, fat-like masses in various situations over either biceps, over the outer and posterior aspect of either arm, and two large masses over the belly; there was excessive prominence of the mons veneris.

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