English Explanatory Dictionary

ovi-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Alternative form of ovo-.
  2. Egg.
  3. Ovum.
prefix
  1. Sheep.

Word forms

ovi- ove-

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin ōvi-, combining form (in e.g. ōviparus) of ōvum (“egg”).

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