ovulist

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noun

A believer in the theory (ovism or ovulism) that an organism is entirely preformed in the egg, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gives the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations are enclosed one within the other.

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Meanings

nounovulist (plural ovulists)

plural ovulists

  1. historicalbiologyA believer in the theory (ovism or ovulism) that an organism is entirely preformed in the egg, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gives the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations are enclosed one within the other.

    Synonyms: ovist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA believer in the theory (ovism or ovulism) that an organism is entirely preformed in the egg, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gives the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations are enclosed one within the other.

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ovist

Origin

From ovule + -ist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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