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Pseudovum
Pronunciation : Pseu*do"vum
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL. See Pseudo-, and Ovum.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: An egglike germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larv? of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization. See Illust. of P?dogenesis.
pl. Pseudova.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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