/ ˈəʊvɔɪd; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adjective
( formal ) shaped like an egg
► ovoid noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French ovoïde , from modern Latin ovoides , from Latin ovum egg.
/ ˈəʊvɔɪd; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adjective
( formal ) shaped like an egg
► ovoid noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French ovoïde , from modern Latin ovoides , from Latin ovum egg.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005