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EGG CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The female reproductive cell; the female gamete
Synonyms:
egg cell; ovum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("egg cell" is a kind of...):
gamete (a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "egg cell"):
egg (animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds)
ootid (mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote)
ovule (a small or immature ovum)
Holonyms ("egg cell" is a part of...):
female reproductive system (the reproductive system of females)
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