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Ovum vs Afteregg - What's the difference?

ovum | afteregg |

As nouns the difference between ovum and afteregg

is that ovum is (label) the female gamete in animals; the egg cell while afteregg is a meroblastic egg, ovum, or ovule which has acquired its store of foodyolk, or been otherwise modified from its original primitive condition as an egg-cell or protovum.

ovum

English

Noun

(ova)
  • (label) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

    • Synonyms

    * megagamete

    Hypernyms

    * gamete

    Coordinate terms

    * spermatozoon

    Related terms

    {{rel3, oval , Ovaltine , ovary , ovate , oviparous , ovo-lacto-vegetarian , ovoid , ovulate}}

    See also

    * oocyte English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    afteregg

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A meroblastic egg, ovum, or ovule which has acquired its store of foodyolk, or been otherwise modified from its original primitive condition as an egg-cell or protovum

    • Synonyms

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