gonad

1. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
2. (in-plural, slang) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡəʊ.næd/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “seed, begetting, birth, offspring”), from γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai, “be born”). .

Synonyms

sex gland

testicle

genital gland

sexual gland

ballock

gonado

cullion

germinative gland

bollock

reproductive gland

egg

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orchis

testis

Translations

gónada

gonade

Keimdrüse

gonade

gònada

Gonade

couille

γονάδα

gónada

gruczoł płciowy

couillon

γεννητικός αδένας

gonade

gonada

Geschlechtsdrüse