monorchid

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adjective

Having only one testicle within the scrotum.

OriginEnglish orchid ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos →
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Meanings

adjectivemonorchid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving only one testicle within the scrotum.
nounmonorchid (plural monorchids)

plural monorchids

  1. A person having only one testicle within the scrotum.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishorchid
  7. Englishmonorchid

From mono- + orchid.

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Translations

Icelandic eineistingur
  • eineistingurindividual with only one testicle within the scrotum
Italian monorchide
  • monorchideindividual with only one testicle within the scrotum
Spanish chiclán
  • chiclánindividual with only one testicle within the scrotum
Ukrainian гилу́н
  • гилу́н (hylún)individual with only one testicle within the scrotum
Cite this entry
APA

monorchid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monorchid

MLA

“monorchid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monorchid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monorchid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monorchid.

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