CLITORIS


Meaning of CLITORIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkli-tə-rəs, kli-ˈtȯr-əs ]

noun

( plural cli·to·ris·es also cli·to·ri·des kli-ˈtȯr-ə-ˌdēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kleitoris

Date: 1615

: a small erectile organ at the anterior or ventral part of the vulva homologous to the penis

• cli·to·ral ˈkli-tə-rəl also cli·tor·ic kli-ˈtȯr-ik, -ˈtär- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.