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testicles

testicles is the plural of testicle.

Meaning of testicle

Noun

testicle (plural testicles)

  1. A testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in most types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.
    • In France, Mme. de Pompadour was induced by Louis XV to eat such testicles in order to break down her frigidity.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 232
  2. (more commonly) Either half of the structure that contains the testes: one side of the scrotum and its contents, considered as one object (one half of the ballsack, including its ball).

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Questions about testicles

What is testicles the plural of?
Testicles is the plural of testicle.

Words near testicles in the dictionary

  1. testicans
  2. testicle
  3. testiclectomy
  4. testicled
  5. testicleless
  6. testicles
  7. testicond
  8. testicondy
  9. testicular
  10. testicular arteries
  11. testicular artery

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