oviduct (ovidukt)

[ Dib ranch i at a, Epizoa, and germarium. oviferous (o-vif'e-rus), a. [L. ovum, an egg, + ferre =E. bear1.] Bearing eggs; ovigerous: specifically applied to certain receptacles into which ova are taken upon their escape from the ovary, as in some crustaceans. oviform (o'vi-form), a. [L. orum, egg, + form a, form.] 1. Egg-shaped; oval i form. Specifically-(a) In entom., shaped like an egg; having the longitudinal section ovate and the transverse circular: as, an oviform terminal joint of an antenna. (b) In ichth., having an oval lateral outline or profile, in which the greatest height or depth is in advance of the middle, as in the opah and other fishes. (c) In decorative art, having the greater or more important part egg-shaped: as, an or i form vase or pitcher (one which has the body of this form). 2. Having the morphological character of an ovum.