ovicell
/ˈəʊvɪsɛl/ /ˈɒvɪsɛl/noun
Zoology. A rounded chamber, projecting from the wall of a zooecium, in which the early embryos of some bryozoans develop.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From ovi- + cell N.E.D. records also a Latin form ovicella.
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