Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ovicell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ovi-cell
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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."

Etymology

From ovi- (“ovum”) + cell.

Inflected Forms

ovicells (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ovicellular

Questions

What does ovicell mean?: One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development
Where does ovicell come from?: From ovi- (“ovum”) + cell.

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