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Meaning of ovariole | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production

Examples

“The oocytes develop in the ovarioles. The ovaries of Collembola are probably not homologous with those of insects, but are sac-like with a lateral germarium and no ovarioles.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

ovariopexy ovariosalpingectomy ovarioscopy ovariosteresis ovariotomist ovariotomy