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ovum

/ˈəʊvəm/noun

उच्चारण ओवम

अंडाणु, डिंब

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nounova
  1. 1

    [C] biology

    a female reproductive cell that can develop into a new individual after it is fertilised by a male cell

    अंडाणु, डिंब

    • The ovum is much larger than the sperm.
    • In humans, an ovum is released from one of the ovaries about once a month.

    Synonyms egg

◇Word family
ovary noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

egg

§Grammar and usage

Plural: the plural of ovum is ova.

Plural के रूप में ovum का बहुवचन ova होता है।