clitoris

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: clit=o=ris

CIDE DICTIONARY

clitoris, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kleitori`s, fr. klei`ein to shut up. It is concealed by the labia pudendi.].

 A small organ at the upper part of the vulva in females, homologous to the penis in the male.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

clitoris, n. a small erectile part of the female genitals at the upper end of the vulva.

Derivative

clitoral adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk kleitoris

THESAURUS

clitoris

bag, ballocks, balls, basket, beard, breasts, cervix, cod, cods, cullions, family jewels, female organs, genitalia, genitals, gonads, labia, labia majora, labia minora, lingam, lips, male organs, meat, nuts, nymphae, ovary, penis, phallus, private parts, privates, privy parts, pubic hair, pudenda, reproductive organs, rocks, scrotum, secondary sex characteristic, sex organs, spermary, testes, testicles, uterus, vagina, vulva, womb, yoni