plural penises also penes
ˈpē-(ˌ)nēz 
: a male copulatory and erogenous organ that is typically cylindrical in shape and that in mammals is usually suspended from the pubis, has two large lateral columns of vascular, erectile tissue with a smaller central column of erectile tissue surrounding the urethra through which urine and semen pass, and has a terminal glans sheathed by a foreskin
Note: The penis develops from the same embryonic mass of tissue as the clitoris.
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penis
noun
pe·nis
ˈpē-nəs
plural penes
ˈpē-(ˌ)nēz
or penises
or penises
: a male copulatory and erogenous organ that is typically cylindrical in shape and that in mammals is usually suspended from the pubic arch, has two large lateral corpora cavernosa and a smaller central corpus spongiosum surrounding the urethra through which urine and semen pass, and has a terminal glans enclosing the ends of the corpora cavernosa sheathed by a foreskin
Note: The penis develops from the same embryonic mass of tissue as the clitoris.
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