It depends on the context. If you say “un œuf”, nobody will think about an ovule, unless you’re a scientist. Humans, monkeys, sheep, cows, raccoons; they make ovules and once it’s fertilized, it becomes an embryo. AFAIK.
Birds and reptiles make œufs. A platypus makes œufs. Women make ovules. Nobody ever heard in French that les femmes font des œufs.
but then in french what changes is you say “a woman is someone who makes ovules” and then someone replies with a photo of a cow/sheep/monkey and say “this is a woman”
It depends on the context. If you say “un œuf”, nobody will think about an ovule, unless you’re a scientist. Humans, monkeys, sheep, cows, raccoons; they make ovules and once it’s fertilized, it becomes an embryo. AFAIK.
Birds and reptiles make œufs. A platypus makes œufs. Women make ovules. Nobody ever heard in French that les femmes font des œufs.
I think that the person you’re replying to was making a joke. “Un œuf” sounds a bit like “enough”
but then in french what changes is you say “a woman is someone who makes ovules” and then someone replies with a photo of a cow/sheep/monkey and say “this is a woman”