On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 14:37:12 -0800, Josh English wrote:
>Someone just asked me what the mathematical name for the shape of an egg
>was, since eggs aren't ellipsoidal, there must be another term, so I
>thought.

I should think that the term is "ovoid."  It even has the same root word
as other egg-related words, like "ovary" and "ovum." 

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