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• tes|tis — «TEHS tihs», noun, plural tes. = testicle. (Cf. ↑testicle) ╂[< Latin testis (originally) witness (because it bears witness to man s virility)] …   Useful english dictionary

• o|vo|tes|tis — «OH vuh TEHS tihs», noun, plural, tes « teez». a combined male and female reproductive organ, as in the snail. ╂[< New Latin ovotestis < Latin ōvum egg + testis testis] …   Useful english dictionary

• tis — ab·a·tis; ac·ro·der·ma·ti·tis; ad·e·ni·tis; ad·nex·i·tis; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tis·er; aero oti·tis; aero·si·nus·i·tis; agros·tis; al·tis·o·nant; amor·tis·seur; an·ci·pi·tis; an·gi·i·tis; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·tis·tes; an·tis·tro·phe;… …   English syllables

• tes — ach·o·ru·tes; acrob·a·tes; ae·ti·tes; ag·e·la·cri·ni·tes; ago·ni·a·ti·tes; agri·o·tes; al·eu·ri·tes; al·ve·o·li·tes; al·y·tes; am·blop·li·tes; am·mo·coe·tes; am·mo·dy·tes; am·mo·ni·tes; an·ar·ces·tes; an·thoc·er·o·tes; an·tis·tes; ao·tes;… …   English syllables

• tes — → 1. ton ● ton, ta, tes adjectif possessif de la 2e personne du singulier (latin tuus) [Au lieu de ta, on emploie ton devant un nom ou un adjectif féminin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet : Ton âme, ton habitation.] Qui est à toi, qui… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• 'tes — var. tis …   Useful english dictionary

• man|tis — «MAN tihs», noun, plural tis|es, tes « teez». a large insect that holds its forelegs doubled up as if praying; praying mantis. It eats other insects. ╂[< New Latin Mantis the genus name < Greek mántis prophet < maínesthai be inspired] …   Useful english dictionary

• Bo|ö|tes — «boh OH teez», noun, genitive Bo|ö|tis. a northern constellation near Ursa Major that includes the star Arcturus. Boötes is sometimes called the Huntsman because it seems to hold the leashes of a constellation called The Hunting Dogs. It is also… …   Useful english dictionary

• res|tis — «REHS tihs», noun, plural res|tes. = restiform body. (Cf. ↑restiform body) …   Useful english dictionary

• syr|tis — «SUR tihs», noun, plural tes « teez». Archaic. a quicksand: »Quencht in a boggy Syrtis, neither sea, Nor good dry land (Milton). ╂[< Latin syrtis < Greek Sýrtis (originally) either of two quicksands (Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor) off the… …   Useful english dictionary