testicond
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin testis (“testis”) + condere (“to hide”).
Adjective[edit]
testicond (not comparable)
- (zoology) Having the testicles naturally concealed within the abdomen, such as in the case of the cetaceans.
- testicond mammals
- 2009, Bruce D. Olsen, Understanding Human Anatomy Through Evolution:
- Although the testes of some mammals, such as elephants and manatees, are also testicond, in most mammals the testes migrate downward, or descend, as the embryo develops.
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References[edit]
- “testicond”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.