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a combining form meaning “egg,” used in the formation of compound words: oviferous.
Also, ovo-; especially before a vowel, ov-.

Origin:
< L ōvi-, comb. form of ōvum egg 1
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ovi- or ovo- or ov-  
pref.  Egg; ovum: oviferous.

[Latin ōvi-, from ōvum, egg; see awi- in Indo-European roots.]
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ovi- or ovo- or ov-
pref.
Egg; ovum: oviferous.

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