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oophoron

/oʊˈɒfəɹɒn/

oophoron noun: synonym of ovary.

Noun

oophoron (plural oophorons)

  1. Synonym of ovary.
    Synonyms:
    ovary

oophoron meaning in Tamil

oophoron in Tamil

அண்டவகம்

Synonyms of oophoron

Forms of oophoron

pluraloophorons

Origin of oophoron

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠοφόρον (ōiophóron, “egg-bearer”), neuter of ᾠοφόρος (ōiophóros, “egg-bearing”). By surface analysis, oo- + -phore + -on.

Words formed from oophoron

Questions about oophoron

What does oophoron mean?
Oophoron means synonym of ovary.
What is oophoron in Tamil?
Oophoron in Tamil is அண்டவகம். See Oophoron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oophoron?
Oophoron is a noun.
How do you pronounce oophoron?
Oophoron is pronounced /oʊˈɒfəɹɒn/.
What is the plural of oophoron?
The plural of oophoron is oophorons.

Words near oophoron in the dictionary

  1. oophorohysterectomies
  2. oophorohysterectomy
  3. oophoroma
  4. oophoromas
  5. oophoromata
  6. oophoron
  7. oophoropexy
  8. oophorosalpingectomies
  9. oophorosalpingectomy
  10. oophorotomy
  11. oophorous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oophoron (page history and authors); oophoron (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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