Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulbus glandis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bul-bus g-lan-dis
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin bulbus glandis, from bulbus (“bulb”) + glandis (“acorn”).

Synonyms

knot

Questions

What does bulbus glandis mean?: An erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals and some pinnipeds, which swells up and locks inside the female during sexual intercourse.
Where does bulbus glandis come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Latin bulbus glandis, from bulbus (“bulb”) + glandis (“acorn”).

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