Definitions

1. noun

A large, binucleate cell found in the ovary of some invertebrates, especially in mollusks and echinoderms, that is involved in the production of eggs.

“The researchers studied the lochiocytes in the mollusk’s ovary to understand its reproductive process.”

2. noun

A cell in the ovary of certain invertebrates, especially an oocyte that has undergone the first cleavage division.

“The microscopy revealed a lochiocyte in the process of cell division.”