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o·void (void) or o·voi·dal (-voidl)
n.
Something that is shaped like an egg.
adj.
Shaped like an egg; oviform.

ovoid
[ō′void]
egg-shaped, oval.

ovoid
having the oval shape of an egg.

ovoid body
colloid body.


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