: a reproductive gland (such as an ovary or testis) that produces gametes
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In addition to minor side effects that many users joke about—such as short-term memory loss—recent studies have linked marijuana to adverse health outcomes involving the lungs, heart, brain and gonads.
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Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Studies of the samples’ guts, gonads and eggs help determine how much the fish eat and reproduce.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Checking the gonads also helped confirm that the frogs were adults, and thus fully grown.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Those eyes are enlarged for a reason, as the gonad will often need to navigate in murky waters.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
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Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Studies of the samples’ guts, gonads and eggs help determine how much the fish eat and reproduce.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Checking the gonads also helped confirm that the frogs were adults, and thus fully grown.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Those eyes are enlarged for a reason, as the gonad will often need to navigate in murky waters.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
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“Gonad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gonad. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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gonad
noun
go·nad
ˈgō-ˌnad 
: a sperm- or egg-producing gland (as a testis or ovary)
called also sex gland
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