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ovi-

ovi- prefix: egg.

Prefix (1)

ovi-

  1. Egg.
  2. Ovum.

Prefix (2)

ovi-

  1. Sheep.

Forms of ovi-

alternative formove-

Origin of ovi-

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

From Latin ovis (“sheep”).

Questions about ovi-

What does ovi- mean?
Ovi- means egg.
What part of speech is ovi-?
Ovi- is a prefix.

Words near ovi- in the dictionary

  1. OVF
  2. OVFST
  3. ovhd
  4. ovhds
  5. OVI
  6. ovi-
  7. ovibos
  8. oviboses
  9. ovibovine
  10. ovibovines
  11. ovicaprid

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