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English Dictionary: oviduct by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oviduct
n
  1. either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
    Synonym(s): Fallopian tube, uterine tube, oviduct
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oviduct \O"vi*duct\, n. [Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.] (Anat.)
      A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the
      exterior of the animal or to the part where further
      development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also
      called {Fallopian tubes}.
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