WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
go•nad /ˈgoʊnæd, ˈgɑnæd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Anatomyan organ or gland in which sex cells are produced;
an ovary or testis.
go•nad
(gō′nad, gon′ad),USA pronunciation n. [Anat.]
go•nad′al, go•na•di•al
(gō nā′dē əl),USA pronunciation go•nad•ic
(gō nad′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Anatomya sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Neo-Latin gonad- (stem of gonas), equivalent. to gon- gon- + -ad- -ad1
- 1875–80
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