oviduct
noun
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.
oviducal
-
a word derived from
oviduct.
Example Sentences
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The chimaeras keep the sperm, densely packed, within several tiny tubes of their oviducal gland.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 12, 2017
Oviducts and oviducal eggs were observed on specimens designated as females; hemipenes were examined on specimens designated as males.
From Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard by Charles J. Cole
Ovarian follicles and oviducal eggs were recorded separately for the right and left sides.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
C, Perichaeta: the spermathecal pores are between segments 6 and 7, 7 and 8, 8 and 9, the oviducal pores upon the 14th and the male pores upon the 18th segment.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
In the gravid females examined by me, number of corpora lutea on the ovaries was equal, in all but one instance, to the number of oviducal eggs.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
