ovotestis
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ovotestis
[o″vo-tes´tis]a gonad containing both testicular and ovarian tissue.
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o·vo·tes·tis
(ō'vō-tes'tis),Gonad in which both testicular and ovarian components are present; a form of hermaphroditism.
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ovotestis
(ō′vō-tĕs′tĭs)n. pl. ovotes·tes (-tēz′)
A reproductive organ that releases both eggs and sperm or that contains both ovarian and testicular tissue.
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o·vo·tes·tis
, pl. ovotestes (ō'vō-tes'tis, -tēz)Gonad in which both testicular and ovarian components are present; present in some true hermaphrodites.
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ovotestis
the organ of some HERMAPHRODITES (2), that functions both as a testis and as an ovary, as in snails.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005