Definition of "ovoid" []

• Shaped like an egg; ovate. (adjective)
• Something that is shaped like an egg. (noun)

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• "The resulting ovoid is about three or four feet wider than what can actually be accommodated in the lot, Mr. Byrne said."
• "I pictured her in a pale blue shell, tumbling in the ovoid enclosure, scratching wildly for an exit, only one set of claws to break free of it."
• "There was a cluster of white china in the ovoid fountain, which had been turned off, illuminated in arctic blue and lavender."