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-ovo/-evo
-ovo/-evo is a widespread Slavic suffix indicating a placename. It comes from the neuter form of -ov/-ev, the Slavic possessive suffix (meaning "belonging to"), and is declined this way after selo (village), mesto (place or town) or another neutral noun, which is in turn usually omitted in the topon..
O'Voutie O'Rooney
O'Voutie O'Rooney is a 1947 musical film featuring Slim Gaillard. External links [The New York Times][The Internet Movie Database (IMDB)] ..
OVO
OVO is a soundtrack for the Millennium Dome Show in London that was composed by Peter Gabriel. It was released August 29, 2000 and features guest vocals by Neneh Cherry, Rosco, Richie Havens, Elizabeth Fraser and Paul Buchanan (of The Blue Nile). Two versions were released, a "limited version" (Eu..
Ovoid (projective geometry)
In PG(3,q), with q a prime power, an ovoid is a set of [q^2+1] points, no three of which collinear. An important example of an ovoid in any finite projective three-dimensional space are the [q^2+1] points of an elliptic quadric (all of these are projective equivalent). When q i..
Ovolo
Ovolo (or ovulo) in architecture, is a convex molding known also as the echinus, which in Classical architecture was invariably carved with the egg and tongue ornament. The molding is called a quarter-round by woodworkers. Not to be confounded with the "echinus" of the Dorian capital, as this was of..
Ovonics
Ovonics (coined from "Ovshinsky" and "electronics") is a field of electronics that uses materials able to change from an electrically nonconducting state to a semiconducting state shown by glass of special composition upon application of a certain minimum voltage. Scientist-entrepreneur Stanford..
Ovonramwen
Ovonramwen (?-1914), also called Overami, was the last oba of the Kingdom of Benin. ..
Ovophile
Ovophiles are mouthbrooding members of the Cichlidae family of fish (cichlids). Ovophiles dig pits or holes in which the female lays eggs. The female lays eggs in this pit and then immediately takes the eggs into her mouth. The male then fertilizes the eggs in the female's mouth. In some species, th..
Ovophis
Ovophis is a genus of venomous snakes in the Crotalinae subfamily of the Viperidae family. It consists of four species known commonly as mountain pit vipers. They are found in southeast Asia. Species Mount Kinabalu Pit Viper, Ovophis chaseni (Smith, 1931) - Indonesia.Mountain Pit Viper, Ovophis m..
Ovophis monticola
Chinese Mountain Pit Viper Ovophis monticola is a species of snake. DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS.- Body stout; snout short, a little more than twice the length of the diameter of the eye; head covered above by small scales rather than large shields, scales usually smooth, feebly imbricate; first upper la..
Ovos-moles
Ovos-moles is a local delicacy from Aveiro, Portugal. Made of egg yolks and sugar, it earned nationwide recognition. ..
Ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparous animals develop within eggs that remain within the mother's body up until they hatch or are about to. This strategy of birth is known as ovoviviparity. It is similar to vivipary in that the embryo develops within the mother's body. Unlike the embryos of viviparous species, ovoviviparou..
Ovo vegetarianism
Ovo vegetarians eat eggs but not meat or dairy products. ..
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