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bulbus glandis

The English word “bulbus glandis” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin bulbus glandis, from bulbus (“bulb”) + glandis (“acorn”).

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