pseudovum Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pseu*do"vum noun

Etymology

NL. See Pseudo-, and Ovum.

Wordforms

plural Pseudova

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) An egglike germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larvæ of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization. See Illust. of Pædogenesis.