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oviferous, a. Anat. and Zool.|əʊˈvɪfərəs|
[f. ovi-1 + -ferous.]
Producing, carrying, or conveying ova or eggs; egg-bearing; applied esp. to special receptacles in which the ova of some crustaceans are carried.
1828Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 189 Anthosoma,..extremity of the abdomen with two oviferous cylindrical and elongated tubes. 1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 408/2 In the oviferous classes. 1844Goodsir in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. 114 The oviferous legs are very strong. 1880Günther Fishes 159 In Rhodeus the oviduct is periodically prolonged into a long oviferous tube, by means of which the female deposits her ova. |