sexual organs

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Cauda equina means "horse's tail" in Latin and describes the spray of nerves that come off the bottom of the spinal cord and activate the bladder, bowel, sexual organs and legs.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2019

It’s a ruling that isn’t so unreasonable when you consider beavers’ scaly tails, atypical sexual organs, and aquatic lifestyles, but it nevertheless has the makings of a doctrinal fissure.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2018

For invertebrates, the fossil record of sexual organs is varied.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2018

The sexual organs are located at the center of the flower.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The system of Linnaeus was founded on characters derived from the stamens and pistils, the so-called sexual organs of the flower, and hence it is often called the sexual system.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various