Definitions of ovum
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the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
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synonyms:
egg cell
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egg
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
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ootid
mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote
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ovule
a small or immature ovum
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nit
egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
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spawn
the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
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roe
the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish
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silkworm seed
eggs of a silkworm
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roe
eggs of female fish
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type of:
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gamete
a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
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