: a reproductive gland (such as an ovary or testis) that produces gametes
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So the toon’s cheeky plot goes something like this: Early on, Bull feels superior to all the neutered animals at the dog park because he’s still got his gonads.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2025
What was even more distressing was the fact that female sharks were found to have higher concentrations of microplastics in their gonads compared to males.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The chromosomes one has do not always predict one’s gonads or one’s genitals or even all the elements of one’s reproductive tract.
—Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
These behaviors have become dissociated from the gonads.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2025
What was even more distressing was the fact that female sharks were found to have higher concentrations of microplastics in their gonads compared to males.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The chromosomes one has do not always predict one’s gonads or one’s genitals or even all the elements of one’s reproductive tract.
—Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
These behaviors have become dissociated from the gonads.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Gonad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gonad. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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gonad
noun
go·nad
ˈgō-ˌnad 
: a sperm- or egg-producing gland (as a testis or ovary)
called also sex gland
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