Hemipenis
/ˈhɛ.mɪ.piː.nɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
"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."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
From hemi- + penis.