Ova

noun, prep

noun, prep ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of ovum form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Initialism of Original Video Animation, a direct-to-video anime. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of Open Virtualization format Archive. abbreviation, alt-of
Preposition
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of over. alt-of, dialectal, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling

    "OK, get in dat pirogue ova dere, en be still. Don't move hombre!!! We don't you and larry to flip!"

Synonyms

All synonyms
oavoav

Example

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"The Ol Pejeta Conservancy has announced that veterinarians have extracted ova from the females to be inseminated with Northern White Rhino sperm collected earlier."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ova, plural of ovum (“egg”).

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