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ithyphallic

Pronunciation: /ˌɪθɪˈfalɪk/
Definition of ithyphallic

adjective

  • (especially of a statue or other representation of a deity) 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'

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