female genitalia
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈfiːmeɪl dʒəˈnɪtəlɪə/
- Specialized
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genitales femeninos
- Understanding the function of the female genitalia is important for reproductive health.
- female genital mutilation
- representation of female genitalia
- male and female genitalia
Because there's no denying that that man, you know, prefers female genitalia to his own.
- Because there's no denying that that man, you know, prefers female genitalia to his own.
Examples
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At Northwestern University's Women's Center, a picture prominently displayed in the living room is "an artistic rendering of the female genitalia."
Academic text (1992) -
The teacher explained the structure of the female genitalia during the biology lesson.
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Still, once the female genitalia are agreed upon, just which part should be 'privileged'?
Academic text (1993) -
The actual adjustments which are made in the male and female genitalia are shown on this slide.
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The reply that it must be the female genitalia appears evident enough and has been widely accepted.
Academic text (1993) -
When have you ever seen female sexual organs (female genitalia) in a film?
Blog text (32) -
For example, the gynecological exams were focused specifically on distinguishing normal from abnormal female genitalia, making no comparison at all to male genitalia.
Academic text (1990) -
In her presentation, she discussed the anatomy of the female genitalia and its significance.
Synonyms
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A rude informal word for a woman's private parts
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The outer parts of a woman's genitals
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A British rude word for a woman's private parts
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5.0
The outer sexual parts of a female body
The outer sex organs of a woman or girl, called the vulva
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'female' (pertaining to the sex that bears offspring) + 'genitalia' (external reproductive organs), so the phrase simply denotes the external sex organs of a female. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common anatomical compound and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Female genitalia comes from an old word that meant 'birth'. So genitalia links to that idea of 'birth' and female shows it is about a woman's outside sex parts, which is why the phrase means the woman's outside sex organs.