noun
phallus
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noun
1
A penis, especially an erect one, or an image or object representing one.
"Ancient fertility statues often featured an exaggerated phallus."
How to Use Phallus
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal or clinical word for a penis, or a symbolic representation of one.
Word Forms
phalli plural, phalluses plural
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Etymology
From Latin phallus, from Greek phallos.