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ovariole

ovariole noun: a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production.

Noun

ovariole (plural ovarioles)

  1. a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production
    • The oocytes develop in the ovarioles. The ovaries of Collembola are probably not homologous with those of insects, but are sac-like with a lateral germarium and no ovarioles.1998, Reginald Frederick Chapman, The Insects

Forms of ovariole

pluralovarioles

Origin of ovariole

From ovary + -ole.

Words formed from ovariole

Questions about ovariole

What does ovariole mean?
Ovariole means a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production.
What part of speech is ovariole?
Ovariole is a noun.
What is the plural of ovariole?
The plural of ovariole is ovarioles.

Words near ovariole in the dictionary

  1. ovariocyesis
  2. ovariohysterectomies
  3. ovariohysterectomized
  4. ovariohysterectomy
  5. ovariolar
  6. ovariole
  7. ovarioles
  8. ovariopexies
  9. ovariopexy
  10. ovariosalpingectomies
  11. ovariosalpingectomy

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