ovoid
adjective uk/ˈəʊ.vɔɪd/ us/ˈoʊ.vɔɪd/
卵形的
having the same shape as an egg, or of a similar shape
The egg is ovoid and yellowish, with a thick shell. 鸡蛋呈卵圆形，淡黄色，壳厚。
The ovoid seed pods burst when ripe. 卵圆形的种荚成熟后会裂开。
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- He believed that the universe was slightly ovoid.
- The small, ovoid fruit is purplish with a waxy bloom.
- Streptococcus is a spherical to ovoid bacterium which occurs in chains.
ovoid
noun [ C ] uk/ˈəʊ.vɔɪd/ us/ˈoʊ.vɔɪd/
卵形物
a solid object that is the same shape as an egg, or of a similar shape
A melon baller is a tool used to scoop spheres or ovoids from melons, cucumbers, or other foods. 甜瓜舀球机是一种工具，可以用来把甜瓜瓤、黄瓜瓤或其他食物舀成一个个球形或卵圆形。
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- The enormous green ovoids were jackfruit.
- The artwork consists of pieces of stone shaped into basic geometrical solids - cubes, ovoids, hemispheres, and cylinders.
- It was a collection of grey-black ovoids, spheres and cylinders linked by thick struts, revolving slowly in an orbit.