Definition of gonad Gonad
/gowˈnæd/ - [gownatd] - gon•ad
We found 7 definitions of gonad from 6 different sources.
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What does gonad mean?
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NounPlural: gonads |
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| gonad - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced | ||
| sex gland | ||
| ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream | ||
| ovary (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone | ||
| ovotestis hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gonad (n.)
One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a generative gland; a germ gland.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gonad
gon′ad, n. (biol.) a mass of undifferentiated generative tissue
Wikipedia 
- Gonads are the ovaries and testicles. A male usually refers to his testes as "gonads" more than a female would refer to her ovaries as gonads.
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🔤- gonad, noun, singular of gonads.
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