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Definition of Ovotestis
1. Noun. Hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue.
Definition of Ovotestis
1. Noun. (biology) A hermaphroditic gonad, found in certain gastropods, that produces both sperm and eggs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ovotestis
1. [n -TESTES]
Medical Definition of Ovotestis
1. Gonad in which both testicular and ovarian components are present; a form of hermaphroditism. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovotestis
Literary usage of Ovotestis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Course of Elementary Instruction in Practical Biology by Thomas Henry Huxley, Henry Newell Martin, George Bond Howes, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1902)
"The ovotestis or hermaphrodite gland; a small white mass, buried up in a fossa
of the ... The duct of the ovotestis or hermaphrodite duct; a short highly ..."
2. A Course of Elementary Instruction in Practical Biology by Thomas Henry Huxley, Henry Newell Martin (1892)
"The ovotestis or hermaphrodite gland; a small white mass, buried up in a fossa
of the ... The duct of the ovotestis or hermaphrodite duct; a short highly ..."
3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1899)
"The liver and ovotestis lie in the posterior portion of the cavity of the hump,
... and its immediate allies the genital system including the ovotestis, ..."
4. A Manual of the Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals by Thomas Henry Huxley (1888)
"... in the ovotestis, probably in consequence of the ova and spermatozoa attaining
maturity at different times. The ovotestis has a single excretory duct, ..."
5. The Opisthobranchiate M̲o̲l̲l̲u̲s̲c̲a̲ of the Branner-Agassiz Expedition to by Frank Mace MacFarland (1909)
"The reproductive system of the Aplysiidae is made up of the following structures,
given in their order of occurrence from behind forward. 1. The ovotestis ..."
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