ova

[US]/'əʊvə/
[UK]/'ovə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (plural of egg)

Phrases & Collocations

fertilized ova

ovarian function

mature ova

ova release

Real-world Examples

About what? How few ova I have left?

Source: Friends Season 9

The ovaries are the female gonads, and they produce the ova, as well as the female sex hormones.

Source: Osmosis - Anatomy and Physiology

Stop prayin ova these raggedy cars.

Source: Steve Harvey's motivational speech

And why do you want the ovum?

Source: The Good Fight Season 1

They already got an ova and parasite sample.

Source: Medical knowledge in film and television dramas.

You're checking for ova and parasites and lupus?

Source: Medical knowledge in film and television dramas.

Your ova has already been fertilized by someone.

Source: The Good Fight Season 1

You're saying the ovum ended up here by mistake?

Source: The Good Fight Season 1

Scientists take an ovum from a female of the species they're cloning and remove all the DNA from inside.

Source: Life Noggin

" If you want to risk a failing grade... " She ordered frozen alligator sperm and crocodile ova from Amazon, made embryos, and implanted them in a chicken.

Source: Friday Flash Fiction - 100-word Micro Fiction

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