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OVOTESTIS (ovotestes)
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Irregular inflected form: ovotestes
Dictionary entry overview: What does ovotestis mean?
• OVOTESTIS (noun)
The noun OVOTESTIS has 1 sense:
1. hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue
Familiarity information: OVOTESTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("ovotestis" is a kind of...):
gonad; sex gland (a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced)
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