tovidæ

pl. [Lat. ov(is)=a sheep; fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.J Zool .: In some of the older cla ifications a family of Hollow-horned Ruminants, with two genera, Ovis and Capra, now often cla ed with the Bovide. Õ-vid-I-an, a. [Lat. Ovidius =Ovid.] Of or per taining to Ovid, a celebrated Roman poet, born B. C. 43, died A. D. 17; resembling Ovid or his style. ō-vi-duct, s . [Pref. ovi- , and Eng. duct (q. v.).] A pa age for the ovum or egg from the ovary of animals.