Synonyms for genital


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jen-i-tl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn ɪ tl

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Définition of genital

Origin :
  • late 14c., in membres genytal "the genitals," from Latin genitalis "pertaining to generation or birth" (also a by-name of the goddess Diana), from genitus, past participle of gignere "to beget" (see genus). As a noun meaning "sex organ" from mid-15c.
  • noun organs
Example sentences :
  • Genital armature: all the processes concerned in copulation.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Genital, jen′i-tal, adj. belonging to generation or the act of producing.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various
  • Genital tuft: in Lepidoptera; an expansible tuft of fine hair believed to be scent-producing.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Genital duct diaulic, without open seminal groove; male and female apertures contiguous.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 » by Various
  • Genital duct always triaulic, and male and female apertures distant from each other.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 » by Various
  • Genital organization, therefore, may stand for the unconscious but not for the fore-conscious.
  • Extract from : « A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis » by Sigmund Freud

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