ova

Noun

ovum (plural ova)

1. The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
   • Coordinate term: spermatozoon

   Synonyms:

   egg cell, egg, megagamete

Preposition

over

1. Above; higher than; further up than.
   • Hold the sign up over your head.
2. Across, from one side to the other.
   • The guide took us over the border.
3. Across, so as to pass above.
   • The vulture flew over the desert.
4. Through or around all the parts of.
   • The estate agent showed me over the property.
5. On the other side of.
   • He lives over the road from me.
6. (informal) At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location).
   • There was a big fire over the other side of town.

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