NOUN | body | egg cell, ovum | the female reproductive cell |
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Meaning | The female reproductive cell; the female gamete. | |
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Synonym | ovum | |
Part of | female reproductive system | The reproductive system of females |
Narrower | egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes |
ootid | mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote | |
ovule | A small or immature ovum | |
Broader | gamete | A mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
Spanish | óvulo | |
Catalan | òvul |
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