ovarial ligament
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ovarial ligament: (Arthropoda: Insecta) A ligamentous strand attaching the terminal filaments of an ovary to the dorsal diaphram or body wall, or may be from the opposite side by way of a median ligament to the ventral wall of the dorsal blood vessel; functioning in suspending the developing ovaries in the hemocoel.
