Meaning | The female reproductive cell; the female gamete. |
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Synonym | egg cell |
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Part of | female reproductive system | The reproductive system of females |
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Narrower | egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes |
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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 |
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Spanish | óvulo |
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Catalan | òvul |
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Adjectives | ovular | of or relating to an ovum |
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Verbs | ovulate | produce and discharge eggs |
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