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English word origin

Etymology of ovoid

From Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -oid (“resembling”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Something that is oval in shape.

adj

Shaped like an oval. · Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -oid (“resembling”).

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