1. A reproductive organ found in certain hermaphroditic animals that functions as both an ovary and a testis, producing both eggs and sperm.
Usage: biology; plural form of ovotestis; used in scientific and medical contexts

Examples

• Some species of snails possess ovotestes that allow them to reproduce without a mate.
• The ovotestes in certain flatworms produce both male and female gametes.
• Researchers studied the ovotestes of the organism to understand its reproductive strategy.
• Hermaphroditic animals often have ovotestes rather than separate male and female gonads.
• The development of ovotestes in these creatures represents an adaptation to solitary environments.