English Explanatory Dictionary

ootype

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The part of the oviduct of certain trematodes in which the ova are completed by being furnished with yolk, and, by secretion from the Mehlis glands, with a shell.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊətaɪp/

Word forms

ootype ootypes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek; corresponding to oo- + -type.

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