NOUN | body | ovum, egg cell | the female reproductive cell |
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Sounds | ow'vahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | The female reproductive cell; the female gamete. | |
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Synonym | egg cell | |
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 | |
Adjectives | ovular | of or relating to an ovum |
Verbs | ovulate | produce and discharge eggs |
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