vulva

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.
    — The vulvae of the sow were popular as a gourmet's dish. Credited with erotic effects.
  2. A protrusion on the side of a nematode.

词形变化

vulvas plural vulvae plural vulvæ plural

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin vulva, earlier volva (“womb, female sexual organ”), probably from volvō (“to turn, wrap around”). Akin to Sanskrit उल्ब॑ (úlba) and उल्व॑ (úlva, “womb”) or English valve, valva and other descendants of the Latin term (evolve, involve, revolve).
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