testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈte-sti-kəl 
: testis
especially
: one of a higher mammal usually with its enclosing structures
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Legend has it that spinning three times with your right heel on the testicles of the bull in its center will bring you good luck.
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Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Semenya has said the athlete was born without a uterus and with internal testicles.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
According to a blog post from the American Kennel Club (AKC), neutering is a surgical procedure that removes a male dog's testicles, which eliminates their ability to reproduce and may reduce male breeding behaviors.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Unlike traditional castrati, Costanzo did not come to his high vocal register after having had his testicles crushed between stones.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Semenya has said the athlete was born without a uterus and with internal testicles.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
According to a blog post from the American Kennel Club (AKC), neutering is a surgical procedure that removes a male dog's testicles, which eliminates their ability to reproduce and may reduce male breeding behaviors.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Unlike traditional castrati, Costanzo did not come to his high vocal register after having had his testicles crushed between stones.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Testicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testicle. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈtes-ti-kəl
: testis
Medical Definition
testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈtes-ti-kəl
: testis
especially
: one with its enclosing structures
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