Priapus
[ prahy-ey-puhs ]
/ praɪˈeɪ pəs /
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noun
Classical Mythology. a god of male procreative power, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.
(lowercase) a phallus.
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Priapus
/ (praɪˈeɪpəs) /
noun
(in classical antiquity) the god of the male procreative power and of gardens and vineyards
(often not capital) a representation of the penis
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