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n. [Gr. oion, egg; phoreus, carrier](ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta)The egg case or capsule.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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Oophore — O [ o]*phore, n. [Gr. ? egg bearing; w, o n an egg + fe rein to bear.] (Bot.) An alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which bears antheridia and archegonia, and so has sexual fructification, as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oophore — oo·phore … English syllables
oophore — … Useful english dictionary
hydroophorie — (i dro o fo rie) s. f. Terme de médecine. Synonyme d hydroarion. ÉTYMOLOGIE Hydr...., termes grecs signifiant oeuf et qui porte (oophore, l ovaire) … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
-phore — comb. form forming nouns meaning bearer (ctenophore; semaphore). Derivatives: phorous comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk phoros phoron bearing, bearer f. phero bear * * * phore, combining form. a thing that bears, or carries :… … Useful english dictionary
oophoric — adjective see oophore … Useful english dictionary
o|o|phor|ic — «OH uh FAWR ihk, FOR », adjective. Obsolete. of or having to do with the oophore … Useful english dictionary
