testicond

English

Etymology

From Latin testis (“testis”) + condere (“to hide”).

Adjective

testicond (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Having the testicles naturally concealed within the abdomen, such as in the case of the cetaceans.

   testicond mammals

   • 2009, Bruce D. Olsen, Understanding Human Anatomy Through Evolution:

     Although the testes of some mammals, such as elephants and manatees, are also testicond, in most mammals the testes migrate downward, or descend, as the embryo develops.

Coordinate terms

• scrotal

 

Related terms

• testicondy

 

References

• “testicond”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Endicotts