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单词 hemipenis
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Definition of hemipenis in English:

hemipenis

nounPlural hemipenesˈhɛmɪpiːnɪsˈheməˌpēnəs
Zoology
  • Each of the paired male reproductive organs in snakes and lizards.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite these anatomical differences, amniote penises and hemipenes share some basic similarities: they are all more or less cylindrical, and they are all hydrostatic.
    • Sharks do have paired structures for injecting sperm, called hemipenes.
    • We sexed each snake by probing its cloaca to detect the presence of hemipenes.
    • Our studies on gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) reveal significant morphological asymmetry in this system: testes, kidneys, and hemipenes on the right-hand-side of the body are larger than those on the left.
    • Sex was determined by everting the hemipenes of males.
 
 

Definition of hemipenis in US English:

hemipenis

nounˈheməˌpēnəs
Zoology
  • Each of the paired male reproductive organs in snakes and lizards.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sharks do have paired structures for injecting sperm, called hemipenes.
    • Our studies on gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) reveal significant morphological asymmetry in this system: testes, kidneys, and hemipenes on the right-hand-side of the body are larger than those on the left.
    • We sexed each snake by probing its cloaca to detect the presence of hemipenes.
    • Despite these anatomical differences, amniote penises and hemipenes share some basic similarities: they are all more or less cylindrical, and they are all hydrostatic.
    • Sex was determined by everting the hemipenes of males.
 
 
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