SEX GLAND
Dictionary entry overview: What does sex gland mean? • SEX GLAND (noun)
The noun SEX GLAND has 1 sense:
1. a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
Familiarity information: SEX GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEX GLAND (noun)
Meaning:
A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
gonad; sex gland
Hypernyms ("sex gland" is a kind of...):
ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sex gland"):
ovary ((vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone)
ovotestis (hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue)
ball; ballock; bollock; egg; nut; orchis; testicle; testis (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens)
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