What is "pseudovum"

Pseudovum \Pseu*do"vum\, n.; pl. Pseudova. [NL. See Pseudo-, and Ovum.] (Zo["o]l.) An egglike germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larv[ae] of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization. See Illust. of P[ae]dogenesis.

n. (context zoology English) An egg-like germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larvae of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization.