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  2. Megalosaurus - Wikipedia

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    It has also been argued that this possible Megalosaurus bone was given the very first species name ever applied to an extinct dinosaur. Plot's engraving of the Cornwell bone was again used in a book by Richard Brookes in 1763. Brookes, in a caption, called it "Scrotum humanum", apparently comparing its appearance to a pair of "human testicles ...

  3. Richard Brookes - Wikipedia

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    Brookes named the creature from which it came Scrotum Humanum in 1763, referring to anatomical similarities with the human scrotum. [ 5 ] His main translations are The Natural History of Chocolate (1724), from the French Histoire Naturelle du Cacao et du Sucre (1719) of Quelus (de Chélus), 2nd ed. 1730; and Jean-Baptiste Du Halde 's History of ...

  4. Scrotum - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Sac of skin that protects the testicles For the obsolete dinosaur fossil name, see Megalosaurus § "Scrotum humanum". Scrotum Human scrotum in a relaxed state (left) and a tense state (right) Details Precursor Labioscrotal swellings System Reproductive system Artery Anterior scrotal ...

  5. 1763 in paleontology - Wikipedia

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    Richard Brookes publishes a paper naming it Scrotum humanum. Although he meant this name metaphorically to describe the bone's appearance, this idea is taken seriously by French philosopher Jean-Baptiste Robinet, who believed that nature formed fossils in mimicry of portions of the human anatomy- such as the scrotum. [3]

  6. Wikipedia : Reference desk/Archives/Science/2006 July 15

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    He named it Scrotum humanum based on its similar appearance to a pair of human testicles (although this name theoretically has priority, subsequent authors have chosen to treat it as a joke, rather than as a serious attempt to propose a scientific name or possibly not compliant with binomial nomenclature but rather with the old, descriptive ...

  7. List of taxa named after human genitals - Wikipedia

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    The common specific name is derived from the Latin vagina, originally meaning "sheath, scabbard, covering; sheath of an ear of grain, hull, husk." [4] The specific epithet may refer to a sheathed trait or habit of an organism (e.g. Alysicarpus vaginalis), or may refer to resemblance/relation to the vagina (e.g. Gardnerella vaginalis) [5]

  8. The Overdue, Under-Told Story Of The Clitoris

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    From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.

  9. List of related male and female reproductive organs - Wikipedia

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    Testis in the place of its original formation; t', together with the dotted lines above, indicates the direction in which the testis and epididymis descend from the abdomen into the scrotum. Skene's glands a.k.a. paraurethral gland: pr. Prostate: u. Uterus. The uterine tube of the right side is marked m. va. Vagina: vh. Ductus aberrans: vs ...