oviform

American  

[oh-vuh-fawrm] / ˈoʊ vəˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. having a shape resembling that of an egg; egg-shaped; ovoid.

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oviform British  

/ ˈəʊvɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. biology shaped like an egg

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Etymology

Origin of oviform

First recorded in 1675–85; ovi- + -form

Example Sentences

It consisted of an oviform body to which were pivoted two upright slats carrying above the body nine long superposed flat blades spaced about one-third of their width apart.

From Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship by Chanute, Octave

Stone Chisels.—I saw recently an oviform stone implement which had been found on the granite moors of North Cornwall, and apparently had been used as a pickaxe in mining.

From Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

The vase itself was very lovely; it was oviform with a graceful, flaring neck.

From The Unpublishable Memoirs by Rosenbach, A. S. W.