FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("fertilization membrane" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

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