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genitalia

[jen-i-tey-lee-uh, -teyl-yuh] / ˌdʒɛn ɪˈteɪ li ə, -ˈteɪl jə /




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County officials said they weren’t able to identify the raptor and that even confirming the sex of a bald eagle is no easy feat, given they have no external genitalia.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Researchers provided the first detailed description and illustrations of the female internal genitalia of Pikelinia fasciata, a species first identified in 1902.

From Science Daily May 1, 2026

“Powdered stone worked. So did lizard’s blood and crocodile dung, and pig’s teeth and dolphin’s genitalia and frog’s sperm,” as psychologist Irving Kirsch later explained it.

From Slate Jan. 30, 2026

Some can be born with external female genitalia but functioning testes, and are often certified as female at birth and raised as such.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

When babies with ambiguous genitalia were born at the hospital, Dr. Luce was called in to discuss the matter with the bewildered parents.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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