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
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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
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
The two latest records are for females retaining oviducal eggs on July 2 and 11.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
The type contained three oviducal eggs, each about four millimeters long.
From A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico by John M. Legler
