oosome

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noun

A mass of protoplasm at one end of an insect egg

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Meanings

nounoosome (plural oosomes)

plural oosomes

  1. biologyA mass of protoplasm at one end of an insect egg

Origin

From oo- + -some.

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Cite this entry
APA

oosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oosome

MLA

“oosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oosome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oosome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oosome.

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