| 释义 |
ovulator Physiol.|ˈəʊvjuːleɪtə(r), ˈɒv-|
[f. ovulate v. + -or.]
An animal that ovulates (in a specified way).
1961Recent Progress Hormone Res. XVII. 120 Both the cat and the rabbit are induced ovulators. 1968[see ovulate v. a]. 1971J. Z. Young Introd. Study Man xv. 194 In the doe rabbit and domestic cat ovulation occurs only after copulation... Such animals are..said to be reflex ovulators. It has recently been shown that the rat, long considered to be a spontaneous ovulator, can be stimulated by coitus..to ovulate earlier than it would do otherwise. |
