Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ovariole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ovar-i-ole
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production

Example Sentences

"The oocytes develop in the ovarioles. The ovaries of Collembola are probably not homologous with those of insects, but are sac-like with a lateral germarium and no ovarioles."

Etymology

From ovary + -ole.

Inflected Forms

ovarioles (plural)

Derived Forms

ovariolar

Questions

What does ovariole mean?: a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production
Where does ovariole come from?: From ovary + -ole.

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