Meaning

2 senses

  1. A testicle of a vertebrate.

  2. An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra.

More definitions
  • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin testis.

Learned borrowing from Latin testis.

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Forms

plural: testes
Singulartestis
Pluraltestes

irregular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words
Relatedaberratio testisrete testistesticletesticulartesticond
Derivedovotestistestitistestosteroneundescended testis

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
testertesticletestifyB2testimonyB2testosteronetestytetanustetchyC2
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