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ithyphallic

Syllabification: (ith·y·phal·lic)

Pronunciation: /ˌiTHəˈfalik/

Definition of ithyphallic

adjective

(especially of a statue of a deity or other carved figure) having an erect penis.

Origin:

early 17th century (as a noun denoting a sexually explicit poem): via late Latin from Greek ithuphallikos, from ithus 'straight' + phallos 'phallus'