Etymology of ooid

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adj

Shaped like an egg; ovoid; ovate.

noun

A small calcium carbonate- or iron-coated grain found on the seafloor.

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠοειδής (ōioeidḗs). By surface analysis, oo- (“egg”) + -(o)id (“-like, appearing”).

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