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testes

testes is the plural of testis.

testes is the plural of teste.

Meaning of testis

Noun

testis (plural testes)

  1. A testicle of a vertebrate.
    • In the Middle Ages, for instance, a recipe for sex stimulation required the putrefied flesh of a human corpse, together with both human and animal testes and ovaries, pimento, and alcohol.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 14
  2. An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra.

Meaning of teste

Noun

teste (plural testes)

  1. A witness.
  2. The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; said of a writ, deed, etc.

Phrases with testes

Questions about testes

What is testes the plural of?
Testes is the plural of testis.

Words near testes in the dictionary

  1. Testerman
  2. Testermans
  3. testern
  4. testerns
  5. testers
  6. testes
  7. testest
  8. testeth
  9. testfire
  10. testfired
  11. testfires

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