Ova definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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"If," says Keller, (an old German writer,) "the fly be enabled to choose the place which suits her best for the deposition of her eggs, (as, for instance, in my sugar-basin, in which I placed a quantity of decaying wheat,) she takes a correct survey of every part and selects that in which she believes her ova will be the best preserved and her young ones well cared for."

—The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860

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noun Plural of ovum.

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Like the ova, the first episode tells the story of how the Japanese tourist was kidnapped, had his memories erased and force to defend himself when the Scythe Master sics Phantom on him to awakening his inner abilities. — Anime Nano!
Barack Obama has most definitely taking ova, and he's using his powers for good: — Bossip.com
It is the epoch when the ovaries cease producing any more ova, and the woman becomes therefore incapable of bearing any more children The age at which it occurs is very variable. — The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother
Their distribution at first perplexed me much, as their ova are not likely to be transported by birds, and they are immediately killed by sea-water, as are the adults. — On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition)
Besides the ova, the ovary manufactures what we call an internal secretion which is absorbed by the blood, and which is of the greatest importance to the woman herself. — Woman Her Sex and Love Life