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Meaning of hemipenis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɛ.mɪ.piː.nɪs

Definitions

Each of a pair of intromittent organs of male snakes and lizards, usually held inverted within the body but everted for reproduction via erectile tissue.

Equivalents

Français hémipénis
Português hemipénis

Examples

“Charles […] found her stroking the goanna in such a way – no one else could do it – that its pale hemipenes emerged pale and spiky from their sheaths.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hemipentahydrate hemipeptone hemiperfect number hemiperipheral growth hemiphractid hemiplasy

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