ovula

US /'oʊvjʊlə/

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UK /'əʊvjʊlə/

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noun

  • A genus of gastropod molluscs related to the cowries (family Ovulidae), native especially to the tropical Pacific Ocean, some species of which have a pure white oval shell; (also ovula) a member of this genus. Chiefly attributive in "ovula shell".