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    gonad

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Birth, Biology, Human
    go·nad /ˈɡəʊnæd $ ˈɡoʊ-/ noun [countable]  technicalMBHB the male or female sex organ in which the sperm or eggs are produced 性腺；睾丸；卵巢
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    gonad• Number one I d aim a boot at his gonads.• When the creature matures, the parasitic sperm cells eat out its gonads and replace them with themselves.• Most but not all have their male gonads removed-without explanation.    Origin gonad (1800-1900) Modern Latin Greek gonos “seed”
    go·nad nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus male the sex organ female in or


    gonad
    go‧nad /ˈɡəʊnæd $ ˈɡoʊ-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Modern Latin
     Origin: Greek gonos 'seed'
    technical the male or female sex organ in which the sperm or eggs are produced


    gonadBrE /ˈɡəʊnæd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡoʊnæd/ 🔊 noun (anatomy 解剖学) a male sex organ that produces sperm; a female sex organ that produces eggs 性腺；生殖腺；睾丸；卵巢