coitus

(it əs; also kō ētəs)

noun

sexual intercourse

Origin: L: see coition

Related Forms:

See coitus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis into the vagina.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from

Origin: past participle of coīre, to copulate

Origin: : co-, co-

Origin: + īre, to go, come; see ei- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • coˈi·tal adjective
  • coˈi·tal·ly adverb

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