adenodactyl

noun

ad·​e·​no·​dac·​tyl

ə-ˈde-nə-ˌdak-tᵊl,

-ˈdē-

plural -s

: one of the penislike supplementary structures in the male reproductive system of certain turbellarians

Word History

Etymology

aden- + Greek daktylos finger

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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