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1 ovum
['əuvəm]jajo nt* * *['əuvəm]plural - ova; noun(the egg from which the young of people and animals develop.) jajeczko, jajo -
2 egg
[ɛg] 1. njajo nt, jajko nt2. vthard-boiled/soft-boiled egg — jajko na twardo/na miękko
Phrasal Verbs:- egg on* * *I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) jajko2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) jajko3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) komórka jajowa•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on
См. также в других словарях:
ovum — ► NOUN (pl. ova) ▪ a mature female reproductive cell, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell. ORIGIN Latin, egg … English terms dictionary
ovum — noun (plural ova) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, egg more at egg Date: circa 1706 a female gamete ; macrogamete called also egg cell … New Collegiate Dictionary
ovum — noun The female gamete in animals; the egg cell. Syn: megagamete See Also: oval, Ovaltine, ovary, ovate, oviparous, ovo lacto vegetarian, ovoid … Wiktionary
ovum — noun plural ova (C) technical an egg, especially one that develops inside the mother s body … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ovum — UK [ˈəʊvəm] / US [ˈoʊvəm] noun [countable] Word forms ovum : singular ovum plural ova UK [ˈəʊvə] / US [ˈoʊvə] biology an egg that can grow into a baby inside the body of a woman or a female animal … English dictionary
ovum — o|vum [ ouvəm ] (plural o|va [ ouvə ] ) noun count SCIENCE an egg that can grow into a baby inside the body of a woman or a female animal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ovum — [ əʊvəm] noun (plural ova əʊvə) Biology a mature female reproductive cell, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell. Origin C18: from L., lit. egg … English new terms dictionary
ovum — /ˈoʊvəm / (say ohvuhm) noun (plural ova /ˈoʊvə / (say ohvuh)) 1. Biology a. the female reproductive cell of animals, which (usually only after fertilisation) is capable of developing into a new individual. b. the female reproductive cell or… …
fertilized ovum — noun (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) • Syn: ↑zygote • Derivationally related forms: ↑zygotic (for: ↑zygote) • … Useful english dictionary
primordial ovum — noun : one of the large cells in the germinal epithelium and in the sexual cords or egg tubes derived from it which occur in embryos of both sexes but more abundantly in the female and from which the true eggs are believed to be derived … Useful english dictionary
germ cell — noun a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation • Syn: ↑reproductive cell, ↑sex cell • Hypernyms: ↑cell • Hyponyms: ↑gamete • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
