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EGG CELL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The female reproductive cell; the female gamete

Synonyms:

egg cell; ovum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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