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ovo-

ovo- prefix: egg; ovum.

Prefix

ovo-

  1. egg; ovum
    • This being just at the height of the culte de la mayonnaise then sweeping Belgium, oversize exhibits of the ovoöleaginous emulsion were to be encountered at every hand.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 611: [cf. oleaginous]
    Synonyms:
    oo-

Synonyms of ovo-

Forms of ovo-

alternative formovi-

Origin of ovo-

From ovum or its etymon Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -o-.

Questions about ovo-

What does ovo- mean?
Ovo- means egg; ovum.
What part of speech is ovo-?
Ovo- is a prefix.

Words near ovo- in the dictionary

  1. ovitrapping
  2. ovitraps
  3. oviviviparity
  4. oviviviparous
  5. ovivorous
  6. ovo-
  7. ovo-lacto-vegetarian
  8. ovo-lacto-vegetarians
  9. ovo-viviparous
  10. ovoalbumin
  11. ovoblastic

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