Noun: hemipenis
| Singular | hemipenis |
| Plural | hemipenes; hemipenises |
Sample Sentences
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Charles […] found her stroking the goanna in such a way – no one else could do it – that its pale hemipenes emerged pale and spiky from their sheaths. [1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 475:]
Nouns inflected like hemipenis
hypodermis,
lincolnensis,
kurtosis,
protothecosis,
hemipenis,
ecdysis,
rachitic pelvis,
coreopsis,
travis,
unguis,
praxis,
Etymology
From hemi- + penis.