clitoris

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I get that the guy can do a lot with his hands, but if you get someone who thinks the clitoris is a light switch or doesn't read subtle clues like when you physically move his hands, it's just not a good scene.

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  1. noun A small elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva, homologous with the penis.

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  • Spotted Hyena however has no vagina, and the clitoris is as large and as erectile as the male's penis - only the shape of the glans makes it possible to tell the sexes apart. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • THOMAS BEATIE: Well, anatomically the clitoris is analogous to a penis and with testosterone it grows so it looks like a penis, it acts like a penis.
  • I get that the guy can do a lot with his hands, but if you get someone who thinks the clitoris is a light switch or doesn't read subtle clues like when you physically move his hands, it's just not a good scene. —  Everyday Goddess
  • The shaft of the clitoris is the portion that runs from the bottom of the inner labia's A-frame housing to the tip of the glans (the bottom edges of the A being the lower boundary of the visible portion of the clitoris). —  open source sex
  • Did you know that the clitoris is the only human organ which exists solely for pleasure? —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. New Latin clītoris, from Greek kleitoris; see klei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek κλειτορίς, from κλείειν, close, shut: see close.
 

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/ˈklaɪtərɪs/
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