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ovopyriform

ovopyriform adjective: having a shape in between that of an egg and a pear.

Adjective

ovopyriform (not comparable)

  1. Having a shape in between that of an egg and a pear.
    • The larva is an elongate ovopyriform hexapod, with a long terminal capitulum; it measures 0.6 mm. from tip of hypostome to posterior extremity, but gorged larvae attain to 4 mm. by 2 mm., and are then nearly oval.1923 April 14, W. L. Curtis, Martha E. Curtis, “Otiobiosis, the Ear Tick Disease”, in The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 80, number 15, Chicago, I.L.: American Medical...

Origin of ovopyriform

From ovo- (“egg”) + pyriform (“pear-shaped”).

Questions about ovopyriform

What does ovopyriform mean?
Ovopyriform means having a shape in between that of an egg and a pear.
What part of speech is ovopyriform?
Ovopyriform is an adjective.

Words near ovopyriform in the dictionary

  1. ovophobia
  2. ovoplasma
  3. ovoposition
  4. ovoprotection
  5. ovoprotective
  6. ovopyriform
  7. ovorubin
  8. ovostatin
  9. ovostatins
  10. ovotestes
  11. ovotesticular

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