Ovicell
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ovicell is a noun meaning (zoology) One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development.
Meaning
(zoology) One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development.
Example Sentences
Moreover, the lepralielliform ovicell, in which the ectooecium is entirely calcified though perforated by numerous pseudopores, precludes these species from being affiliated with taxa having a microporelliform ovicell, in which the ectooecium is uncalcified.
Word Forms
- ovicells
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zooecia, zooecium, endocyst, oozooid, ectocyst, vibraculum.
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