Plural of ovary
regular plural
The plural of ovary is ovaries.
Forms of ovary
| Singular | ovary /ˈəʊvəɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | ovaries |
| Countable | countable |
Ovaries in a sentence
- The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.
- I’m just a woman, you know, just a pair of ovaries and some bangs!2014 September 14, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), via HBO. From the entry och
- Briefly, abattoir-derived ovaries from cows and heifers were collected and transported in thermocontainers in sterile saline at about 33°C.2016 January 30, “Characterization of SCF-Complex during Bovine Preimplantation Development”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry thermocontainers
- Upon close inspection of these ovaries we detected abnormalities in GSC divisions, abnormal spectrosomes, and a delay in egg chamber growth (S1C–S1H Fig ).2016 January 26, “Zfrp8/PDCD2 Interacts with RpS2 Connecting Ribosome Maturation and Gene-Specific Translation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry spectrosomes
- Post-mortem examination of ovarian development revealed that 25 out of 30 ESS flies had previtellogenic ovaries (Panel b in S3 Fig ).2015 July 6, “Mating Reverses Actuarial Aging in Female Queensland Fruit Flies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry previtellogenic
Meaning of ovary
- noun A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
- noun The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
Questions about the plural of ovary
- What is the plural of ovary?
- The plural of ovary is ovaries.
- Is ovary countable?
- Ovary is a countable noun.
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