2.ovary of animals, Arist.GA720a26, HA511a22; of birds, ib.564b21; reptiles, ib.508a13; fishes, ib.566a7. (Lit. the upper or protruding part, Skt. úttaras 'upper', Comp. of úd 'upwards'; so also Skt. udáram 'belly'; cf. ὕστρος: γαστήρ,Hsch.; or perh. ἡὑ. (sc. μήτρα or δελφύς) the back part.)