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FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon
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Hypernyms ("fertilization membrane" is a kind of...):
membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)