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Meaning of Ovary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈəʊvəɹi

Definitions

  1. A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
  2. The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.

Equivalents

العربية المبيضّ مبيض
Azərbaycanca çağala yumurtalıq
Bosanski jajnik ovarij plodnica semenik јајник плодница
Català ovari
Čeština semeník vaječník
Cymraeg ofari wyfa
Dansk æggestok
Deutsch Eierstock Fruchtknoten Ovar Ovarium
Ελληνικά ωοθήκη
Esperanto ovario ovujo
Español ovario
فارسی تخمدان
Suomi munarauhanen munasarja ovaario sikiäin
Français ovaire
Gaeilge síollann ubhagán
Gàidhlig ughag ughlann
עברית שחלה
हिन्दी अंडाशय डिम्बग्रंथि
Hrvatski jajnik ovarij plodnica semenik јајник плодница
Magyar magház petefészek
Հայերեն ձվարան
Bahasa Indonesia bakal buah ovarium
Íslenska eggjastokkur
Italiano ovaia ovaio ovario
日本語 卵巣 子房
Қазақша аналық без
ខ្មែរ អូវែ
한국어 난소
Lietuvių kiaušidė
Latviešu olnīca
Македонски јајчник
Bahasa Melayu اوۏاري
Nederlands eierstok ovarium vruchtbeginsel
Polski jajnik jajnikowy
Português ovário
Română ovar
Русский завязь яичник
Slovenčina vaječník
Slovenščina jajčnik
Српски jajnik ovarij plodnica semenik јајник плодница
Svenska äggstock fruktämne ovarium
Kiswahili ovari
ไทย รังไข่
Tagalog bahay-itlog obaryo
Türkçe yumurtalık
Українська яєчник
Tiếng Việt bầu buồng trứng

Examples

“The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ovastacin Ovate Ovates Ovation Ovations ovatoxin

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