| 释义 |
ovi·duct
\ˈōvəˌdəkt\ noun
Etymology: New Latin oviductus, from Latin ov- + New Latin ductus duct — more at duct
: a tube that serves exclusively or especially for the passage of eggs from an ovary to the exterior of an animal or to some part communicating with the exterior whether directly continuous with the ovary or (as in most vertebrates) distinct from it, that receives the eggs only after their discharge into the body cavity, and that is often modified for secreting a shell or other covering for the eggs or has a part modified to form a uterus in which the eggs or embryos develop
• ovi·duc·tal \|ōvə|dəktəl\ adjective |