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Definition of Ovotestes
1. ovotestis [n] - See also: ovotestis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovotestes
Literary usage of Ovotestes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1883)
"11, and the more highly modified ones found in the ovotestes of frog B (figs.
8 and 9), serving, in fact, to completely remove any doubt that might still be ..."
2. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Histopathologically, the hatchlings have either normal appearing ovaries or are
intersex, having ovotestes, with no normal males observed (341). ..."
3. Text-book of Comparative Anatomy by Arnold Lang, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1896)
"The Pulmonata are hermaphrodites with hermaphrodite glands or ovotestes, and
complicated efferent ducts. They are either terrestrial or fresh-water. Fin. ..."
4. The Ductless Glandular Diseases by Wilhelm Falta (1916)
"... the vagina 6 cm. long, the labia majora were of normal development, the habitus
was feminine. The ovotestes show in the ovarian part ..."
5. The Sexuality Seriesby Oneil McQuick by Oneil McQuick (2006)
"... this could be 2 separate gonads (one of each) or a combination of both in
one (an ovotestes). The genitalia can vary from completely male or female, ..."
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