n. [ Ovum + capsule. ]
n. [ Ovum + cell. ] (Zool.) One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development. See Illust. of Chilostoma. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ovum an egg. ] (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an egg. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ovum + cyst. ] (Zool.) The pouch in which incubation takes place in some
a. Of or pertaining to the Latin poet
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to oviducts;
n. [ Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte. ] (Anat.) A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also called
a. [ Ovum + -ferous: cf. F. ovifère. ] (Biol.) Egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Ovum + -form: cf. F. oviforme. ] (Biol.) Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped;
a. [ Ovum + -gerous: cf. F. ovigere. ] (Biol.) Bearing eggs; oviferous. [ 1913 Webster ]