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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oviduct \O"vi*duct\, n. [Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.] (Anat.)
     A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the
     exterior of the animal or to the part where further
     development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also
     called {Fallopian tubes}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oviduct
       n : either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary
           to the uterus [syn: {Fallopian tube}, {uterine tube}]

















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