ovulist

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Synonyms: oculist

Antonyms: oculist

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology|historical}} A [[believer]] in the [[theory]] ([[ovism]] or [[ovulism]]) that an organism is entirely [[preform]]ed in the [[egg]], and that at the time of [[fecundation]] the [[spermatozoa]] simply gives the [[impetus]] which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all [[generation]]s are enclosed one within the other.

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