oocapt

noun

oo·​capt

ˈōəˌkapt

plural -s

: a muscular enlargement of the beginning of the oviduct of various worms that serves to draw the egg into the oviduct

Word History

Etymology

o- + -capt, from Greek kaptein to gulp down

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