"a passage for the egg from the ovary of an animal," 1757, from Modern Latin Åviductus (17c.), from ÅvÄ« ductus "channel of an egg." For the elements of this, see ovum and PIE root *deuk- "to lead." Related: Oviducal; oviductal.
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