| spawn | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. spawn | the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs. |
| ~ egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds. |
| ~ roe | the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster. |
| v. (creation) | 2. breed, engender, spawn | call forth. |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| v. (body) | 3. spawn | lay spawn.; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn" |
| ~ spat | spawn.; "oysters spat" |
| ~ lay | lay eggs.; "This hen doesn't lay" |
| ovum | | |
| n. (body) | 1. egg cell, ovum | the female reproductive cell; the female gamete. |
| ~ egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds. |
| ~ gamete | a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. |
| ~ ootid | mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote. |
| ~ ovule | a small or immature ovum. |
| ~ female reproductive system | the reproductive system of females. |
| testicle | | |
| n. (body) | 1. ball, ballock, bollock, egg, nut, orchis, testicle, testis | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens.; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" |
| ~ arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery | a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles. |
| ~ testicular vein, vena testicularis | a vein from the testicles. |
| ~ male reproductive system | the reproductive system of males. |
| ~ family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals | external male sex organs. |
| ~ seminiferous tubule | any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature. |
| ~ gonad, sex gland | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced. |
| ~ cobblers | a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball). |
| ~ male reproductive gland | the reproductive organs of a man. |
| ~ undescended testicle, undescended testis | a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops.; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" |
| ~ epididymis | a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens. |
| ~ rete testis | network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia. |
| ~ ductus deferens, vas deferens | a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct. |
| ~ spermatic cord | a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves. |
| testis | | |
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