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intromittent organ

Syllabification: (in·tro·mit·tent or·gan)
Pronunciation: /ˌintrəˈmitnt/

Definition of intromittent organ

noun

Zoology
  • the male copulatory organ of an animal.

Origin:

mid 19th century: intromittent from Latin intromittent- 'introducing', from the verb intromittere, from intro- 'to the inside' + mittere 'send'

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