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oviduct

/ˈɒvɪdʌkt/

oviduct noun: a duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.

oviduct: a duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior
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Noun

oviduct (plural oviducts)

  1. (typically used in zoology) A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.

oviduct meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam

oviduct in Hindi

duct through which an ovum passes
डिम्बवाहिनी ḍimbavāhinī

oviduct in Tamil

கருமுட்டைக்குழல், சினைக்குழாய், அண்டக்குழல், கருக்குழல், சூல்பை நாளங்கள், முட்டை வரும் குழாய்

oviduct in Marathi

duct through which an ovum passes
बीजांडनळ्या bījāṇḍnaḷyā

oviduct in Malayalam

അണ്ഡനാളി
More languagesFewer languages
oviduct in Kannada
ಅಂಡನಾಳ
oviduct in Arabic
قَنَاةُ الْبَيْض qanātu l-bayḍ
oviduct in Malay
oviduktus, saluran ovum
oviduct in Vietnamese
noan quản

Synonyms of oviduct

Forms of oviduct

pluraloviducts

Origin of oviduct

Borrowed from New Latin ōviductus. By surface analysis, ovi- + -duct.

Words formed from oviduct

Questions about oviduct

What does oviduct mean?
Oviduct means a duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.
What is oviduct in Hindi?
Oviduct in Hindi is डिम्बवाहिनी (ḍimbavāhinī). See Oviduct meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is oviduct?
Oviduct is a noun.
How do you pronounce oviduct?
Oviduct is pronounced /ˈɒvɪdʌkt/.
What is the plural of oviduct?
The plural of oviduct is oviducts.

Words near oviduct in the dictionary

  1. ovidepositions
  2. Ovidian
  3. ovidore
  4. ovidores
  5. oviducal
  6. oviduct
  7. oviductal
  8. oviductosome
  9. oviductosomes
  10. oviducts
  11. Oviedan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oviduct (page history and authors); oviduct (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oviduct (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oviduct (Kannada 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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