OVOTESTIS

ovotestis

(noun) hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue

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Etymology

Noun

ovotestis (plural ovotestes)

(biology) An intersex gonad with both testicular and ovarian aspects, found as a normal gonad in certain gastropods, where it produces both sperm and eggs, and found in humans and some other animals as an intersex condition (associated with gonadal dysgenesis).

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