ovi-
a combining form meaning “egg,” used in the formation of compound words: oviferous.
Origin of ovi-
1Words Nearby ovi-
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How to use ovi- in a sentence
At her feet was a dark excavation where was the skeleton of Ovi the King.
Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete | Gilbert ParkerIn the ovi-viviparous dog-fish, the internal organs of the female have a very similar structure.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2 | David CollinsThere is therefore every reason to believe, that this animal also is ovi-viviparous in its mode of generation.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2 | David CollinsWhen glass is used, there is no risk that the bed moth will find a place in which she can insert her ovi-positor and lay her eggs.
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee | L. L. LangstrothAnd all this said of a youth of twenty—heu nimimn brevis ovi decus et desiderium!
Rab and His Friends and Other Papers | John Brown
British Dictionary definitions for ovi-
egg or ovum: oviform; ovotestis
Origin of ovi-
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