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PUDENDUM
pudendum
(noun) human external genital organs collectively especially of a female
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pudendum (plural pudenda)
(usually, in the plural) An external genital organ in a human; especially a woman’s vulva.
(in the plural) A person’s genital organ, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.
(figuratively) A shameful part of something.
Usage notes
• This term appears far more frequently in the plural — as pudenda — than in the singular, analogously with genitalia, which is rarely encountered in its obscure singular form genitale, and with genitals, a plurale tantum whose supposed singular form genital is an adjective in English.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Pu*den"dum, n. Etym: [NL. See Pudenda.] (Anat.)
Definition: The external organs of generation, especially of the female; the vulva.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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