Ooecium

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  1. 1
    An ovicell of a bryozoan.

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eggovule

Etymology

From New Latin ōoecium, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + οἰκίον (oikíon, “dwelling, abode”). By surface analysis, oo- + oecium.

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