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Genital vs Genitalia - What's the difference?

genital | genitalia |

Genitalia is a related term of genital.



As nouns the difference between genital and genitalia

is that genital is (rare) the genitalia while genitalia is genital or sex organs.

As an adjective genital

is of, or relating to biological reproduction.

genital

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, or relating to biological reproduction
  • of, or relating to the genitalia
  • (psychoanalysis) of, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty

    • Related terms

    * general * generic * generate * generation * gender * genre * genus

    See also

    * female genital mutilation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) the genitalia

    • External links

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    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    genitalia

    English

    Noun

  • genital or sex organs
  • a collection of genitals

    • Usage notes

    Not used in the singular, which theoretically would be genitale .

    Synonyms

    * genitals (sense 1) * See also

    Related terms

    * genital * genitals * generative * genus

    See also

    * sex organ * female genital mutilation ----