Meaning & use
penial
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Relating to or associated with a penis, especially the reproductive organ or structure in invertebrates such as earthworms.
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Zoologists identified the species partly by the shape of its penial setae.
The textbook diagram labeled the penial structures used by the worm during mating.
A note on using this word
While "penile" is the standard term in human anatomy, "penial" appears more often in zoological writing about invertebrates like annelid worms.
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