oviducaladj.
/ˌəʊvɪˈdjuːkl/, /ˌəʊvɪˈdʒuːkl/, U.S. /ˌoʊvɪˈd(j)uk(ə)l/ Anatomy and Zoology.
= oviductal adj.
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1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 1010/1 The lining membrane of the oviducal canal.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals x. 622 A single uterine sac, the outer or oviducal half of which applies itself to the wall of the ovicyst.
1931 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 219 386 This downward passage is accomplished chiefly by oviducal muscular movements..supplemented by ciliary action.
1958 J. E. Morton Molluscs vii. 136 The female duct is very simple; its only appendage is the so-called oviducal gland which secretes the coat of albumen round each egg.
2002 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 292 187 Oviducal sperm storage is known in females of all [reptile] taxa except Amphisbaenia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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