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单词 subovate
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subovateadj.

Brit. /ˌsʌbˈəʊveɪt/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈoʊveɪt/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subovatus.
Etymology: < scientific Latin subovatus (1736 or earlier) < classical Latin sub- sub- prefix + ōvātus ovate adj. Compare suboval adj., subovated adj. at sub- prefix 4a(c)(iii)(2).
Biology.
Somewhat or almost ovate.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > oval, ovoid, or ellipsoidal
oval1585
egg-like1599
ovalish1684
oviform1684
subovate1752
egg-shaped1767
almond-shapeda1771
subovated1773
ovicular1774
ovate1775
ovoid1776
egg-oblong1796
subovoid1819
ovaliform1826
ovoidal1828
ellipsoidal1831
amygdaloid1835
ooidal1836
oliviform1857
ovoid-shaped1860
ellipsoid1861
ovaloid1890
1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 98 [90] The Triton, with a subovate body.
1812 S. Edwards New Bot. Garden I. 55 The pericarpium is a subovate, three-celled capsule.
1874 J. Lubbock Orig. & Metamorphoses Insects i. 18 Hexapod antenniferous larvae, with a subovate body.
1922 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 9 79 The fruit was considered to be a capsule, subovate and bilocular, concealed in the base of the leaf.
1969 Jrnl. Paleontol. 43 1237/1 The carapace of Aparchites whiteavesi is robust, subequally biconvex, and subovate in lateral view.
2005 H. A. Armstrong & M. D. Brasier Microfossils (ed. 2) xx. 234/2 [Cyprideis] has a subovate, essentially smooth carapace with an entomodont hinge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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