penile bone

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Definition of penile bone in English English dictionary

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The baculum (also penis bone, penile bone or os penis) is a bone found in the penis of most mammals. It is absent in humans, equids, marsupials, lagomorphs, and hyenas, amongst others. It is used for copulation and varies in size and shape by species. Its characteristics are sometimes used to differentiate between similar species

Hyphenation

pe·nile bone

Turkish pronunciation

pinayl bōn

Pronunciation

/ˈpēnīl ˈbōn/ /ˈpiːnaɪl ˈboʊn/