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gonad
/ˈɡəʊ.næd/ noun
Latin root: gonadēs Coined: a coined word Wiktionary
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Origin
From 1880 New Latin gonadēs, plural of New Latin gonas, coined from Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “seed, begetting, birth, offspring”), from γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai, “be born”).
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