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oo-

1
  1. a combining form meaning “egg,” used in the formation of compound words:

    oogamous.



o'o

2
or 'ō·'ō

[ oh-oh ]

noun

, plural o’·os.
  1. any of several species of Hawaiian birds of the extinct genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis ( Hawaiian o'o ), which had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings. The last surviving species was M. braccatus ( Kauai o'o ), classified as extinct in 1987.

oo-

combining_form

  1. egg or ovum

    oosperm



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Word History and Origins

Origin of oo-1

< Greek ōio-, combining form of ōión egg 1

Origin of oo-2

First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian ʿōʿō

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oo-1

from Greek ōion egg 1

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