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Dogs ovulate only once or twice a year and mature their eggs in the oviduct for a relatively long time.
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Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Her ovaries are pulled outside her body, and a catheter full of embryos is plunged into her oviduct.
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Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The embryos were nourished by a milk-like substance secreted in the oviduct.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
It’s been known for decades that some live-bearing caecilian species produce a secretion in their oviducts to nourish their young internally, thanks to earlier research from Wake.
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Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin oviductus, from ov- + ductus duct
First Known Use
1672, in the meaning defined above
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“Oviduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oviduct. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
oviduct
noun
ovi·duct
ˈō-və-ˌdəkt
: a tube for the passage of eggs from the ovary of an animal
Etymology
from scientific Latin oviductus "oviduct," from Latin ovi- "egg" (from ovum "egg") and Latin ductus "tube, duct"
Medical Definition
oviduct
noun
ovi·duct
ˈō-və-ˌdəkt
: a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary
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