ovicell

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noun

One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development

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Meanings

nounovicell (plural ovicells)

plural ovicells

  1. biologyOne of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development

    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.

    2015 October 22, “Diversity and Systematics of Schizomavella Species (Bryozoa: Bitectiporidae) from the Bathyal NE Atlantic”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From ovi- (“ovum”) + cell.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CovilleColvileCovelli
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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