Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In some Trematoda, a dilated portion of the uterus into which the oviduct opens and in which the egg is fertilized, acquires its investment of yolk, and is provided with a shell.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology The part of the
oviduct of certaintrematode worms in which theova are completed and furnished with ashell .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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The ootype leads into the uterus which runs into the genital atrium and gonopore.
Platyhelminthes 2007
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The female organs consist of a single ovary and oviduct which leads into a small sac called the ootype.
Platyhelminthes 2007
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Eggs are fertilized in the oviduct or ootype and the egg capsule that develops pass along the uterus where embryonic development begins and eventual release into the environment.
Platyhelminthes 2007
deinonychus commented on the word ootype
Yay, another word starting with oo! (The search function here is not really functional, but that way it becomes more of a treasure hunt...)
February 10, 2012