The Signum or 'Vagina Dentata' (IMAGE)

University of Cincinnati

The Signum or 'Vagina Dentata'

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This is a hinged, chewing jaw inside the female reproductive tract that helps her to mechanically break into the male spermatophore.

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Nathan Morehouse

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