Ovariole

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From ovary + -ole.

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