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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ovoid \O"void\, Ovoidal \O*void"al\, adjective [Ovum + -oid: cf. F. ovo["i]de.] Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.
Syn: oviform.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ovoid \O"void\, noun A solid resembling an egg in shape.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ovoid
adjective: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical}, {oval}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {prolate}]
noun: an egg-shaped object
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "ovoid": bulblike, bulbous, egg-shaped, ellipse, ellipsoid, global, globate, globe-shaped, globed, globelike, globoid, globose, globular, hemispheric, obovate, obovoid, orb, orbed, orbic, orbicular, orbiculate, orblike, orby, oval, ovate, oviform, ovule, sphere-shaped, spherelike, spheric, spheriform, spheroid
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