oviduct

American  

[oh-vi-duhkt] / ˈoʊ vɪˌdʌkt /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

1. either of a pair of tubes that transport the ova from the ovary to the exterior, the distal ends of which form the uterus and vagina in higher mammals.

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oviduct British  

/ ˈɒvɪˌdʌkt, ˈəʊ-, ˌəʊ- /

noun

1. Also called (in mammals): Fallopian tube.  the tube through which ova are conveyed from an ovary

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oviduct Scientific  

/ ō′vĭ-dŭkt′ /

1. A tube through which eggs or egg cells (oocytes) are carried to the uterus in mammals or to the outside of the body in other animals. The fallopian tubes are oviducts.

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Other Word Forms

• oviducal
  adjective
• oviductal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of oviduct

From the New Latin word ōviductus, dating back to 1830–40. See ovi-, duct

Example Sentences

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oviduct

She also had an enlarged ovary and visible oviduct — an avian fallopian tube — suggesting she was getting ready for breeding, which typically happens in January or February.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025

Exposure of ovarian follicles to high levels of FSH and LH causes the follicle to rupture, releasing an oocyte to the oviduct.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

"Female birds only have one active oviduct on the left side, so the penis has to bend to the left in order for it to go in the oviduct", she says.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2021

When a bird begins creating an egg, the animal pumps the egg through an oviduct, a passageway of glands like a factory line.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2017

Tiger Estate: ♀ oviduct regressing, old brood patch, December 1, 1962, MCT 3418.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Max C. Thompson