ovariolen.
/ə(ʊ)ˈvɛːrɪəʊl/, U.S. /oʊˈvɛriˌoʊl/ Zoology.
A small ovary; spec. each of the structures in the ovary of an insect in which oocytes are formed, frequently tubular in shape.
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1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 417 The finely tapering anterior ends of the ovarioles of each side are continued forwards by delicate cellular prolongations.
1915 V. L. Kellogg & R. W. Doane Elem. Textbk. Econ. Zool. & Entomol. xvi. 142 In the female the eggs are produced in many small tubules, called ovarioles, which are grouped to form two ovaries (right and left) from each of which runs an oviduct.
1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xxii. 364 The female of Aphaenops..has a single ovariole on each side of the body.
1989 Nature 26 Jan. 357/1 Oviparous females contain four ovarioles with each ovariole comprising enlarging, undeveloped oocytes arranged linearly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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