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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ovi·duct
 \\ˈō-və-ˌdəkt\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin oviductus, from ov- + ductus duct
 DATE  1672
: a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary
• ovi·duc·tal 
 \\ˌō-və-ˈdək-təl\\ adjective
English Etymology
oviduct
  1757, from Mod.L. oviductus, from ovi ductus "channel of an egg;" see egg (1) + duke.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
oviduct
ovi·duct 5EuvidQktNAmE 5ou- / noun   (anatomy 解) either of the tubes that carry eggs from the 
ovaries
 in women and female animals
   输卵管
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ovi·duct
\ˈōvəˌdəkt\ noun
Etymology: New Latin oviductus, from Latin ov- + New Latin ductus duct — more at 
duct
: a tube that serves exclusively or especially for the passage of eggs from an ovary to the exterior of an animal or to some part communicating with the exterior whether directly continuous with the ovary or (as in most vertebrates) distinct from it, that receives the eggs only after their discharge into the body cavity, and that is often modified for secreting a shell or other covering for the eggs or has a part modified to form a uterus in which the eggs or embryos develop
• ovi·duc·tal \|ōvə|dəktəl\ adjective

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