ovocyte Biol.
(ˈəʊvəʊsaɪt)
[a. G. ovocyte: see oocyte.]
= oocyte.
| 1905 Jrnl. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia XIII. 9 In a young [ascidian] ovocyte..there is no trace of yolk. 1941 J. F. Nonidez Histol. & Embryol. 83 After synapsis the female germ cells are known as primary ovocytes. 1967 Nature 30 Dec. 1315/2 Xenopus ovocytes have hundreds of nucleoli and Asterias ovocytes only one. |