ovisac
[ oh-vuh-sak ]
/ ˈoʊ vəˌsæk /
noun Zoology.
a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
OTHER WORDS FROM ovisac
o·vi·sac·like, adjectiveWords nearby ovisac
ovine,
ovipara,
oviparous,
oviposit,
ovipositor,
ovisac,
ovo-,
ovo-lacto-vegetarian,
ovoid,
ovolactarian,
ovolo
Example sentences from the Web for ovisac
In late summer the female often drops off to the ground, leaving only the ovisac observable on the leaf.
The eggs in this ovisac are numerous, perhaps some hundreds.
British Dictionary definitions for ovisac
ovisac
/ (ˈəʊvɪˌsæk) /
noun
a capsule or sac, such as an ootheca, in which egg cells are produced
Medical definitions for ovisac
ovisac
[ ō′vĭ-săk′ ]
n.
An egg-containing capsule, such as a Graafian follicle.