n.
Pronunciation: ˌ e-p ə - ' di-d ə -m ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mi · des \ -m ə - ˌ d ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from epi- + didymos testicle, twin, from dyo two ― more at TWO
Date: 1610
: a system of ductules emerging posteriorly from the testis that holds sperm during maturation and that forms a tangled mass before uniting into a single coiled duct which is continuous with the vas deferens
– ep · i · did · y · mal \ -m ə l \ adjective