penis
[pee-nis]
- the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
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Origin of penis
First recorded in 1685–95, penis is from the Latin word pēnis tail, penis
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From a broadside in Mr. Hailstone's coll., collated with one penes me.
The Ballads and Songs of YorkshireC. J. Davison Ingledew
Antab is doubtless Antiochia penes Taurum, in the skirts of which it stands; and is not far distant from the highest ridge.
Early Travels in PalestineArculf et al.
His nurse, while out walking with him one day, told him that when little boys grow' up their penes fall off.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)Havelock Ellis
Penes clericos et monachos fuit electio, sed electum a rege postulabant.
Commentaries on the Laws of EnglandWilliam Blackstone
Plus impetus, majorem constantiam, penes miseros—We find greater violence and more perseverance among the wretched.
penis
- the male organ of copulation in higher vertebrates, also used for urine excretion in many mammals
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin
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Word Origin and History for penes
penis
n.
1670s, perhaps from French pénis or directly from Latin penis "penis," earlier "tail," from PIE *pes-/*pesos- "penis" (cf. Sanskrit pasas-, Greek peos, posthe "penis," probably also Old English fæsl "progeny, offspring," Old Norse fösull, German Fasel "young of animals, brood"). The proper plural is penes. The adjective is penial. In psychological writing, penis envy is attested from 1924.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
penis
(pē′nĭs)- The male organ of copulation and of urinary excretion, formed by three columns of erectile tissue, two arranged laterally on the dorsum and one medianly below; the extremity is formed by an expansion of the corpus spongiosum, covered by a free fold of skin.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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penis
[pē′nĭs]
- The male reproductive organ of mammals and some reptiles and birds. In mammals, the penis contains the urethra, which carries urine from the bladder and releases sperm during reproduction.
- A similar organ found in the males of some invertebrate animals.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
penis
The organ of the male reproductive system through which semen passes out of the body during sexual intercourse. The penis is also an organ of urination.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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