oviparousadj.

Brit.

/əʊˈvɪp(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/oʊˈvɪp(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1600s oviperous, 1600s– oviparous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ōviparus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin ōviparus egg-laying (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius; < ōvi- ovi- comb. form¹ + -parus : see -parous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare viviparous adj. Compare Middle French ovipere (early 16th cent.), French ovipare (1700).In form oviperous probably after Middle French ovipere.

Zoology.

Producing eggs; reproducing by means of eggs which are hatched outside the body of the parent (as in birds); designating this method of reproduction. Cf. viviparous adj., ovoviviparous adj.

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oviparous1646

oviparal1660

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 297 In creatures oviparous, as birds and fishes.

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 187 All sorts of creatures, whether oviparous or viviparous.

1715 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 307 Fishes, viviparous [printed viviperous] and oviparous, scaled and exanguious.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 217 The alligator is an oviparous animal... They lay from one to two hundred eggs in a nest.

1816 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 106 308 In both the viviparous and oviparous sharks there is no perfectly formed albumen.

1858 G. H. Lewes Sea-side Stud. 285 The Aphis produces each year ten larviparous broods, and one which is oviparous.

1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 1053 The belief was also long current..that fishes not only did not take care of their young, but were invariably oviparous.

1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xxii. 354 The majority of cavernicoles are oviparous.

1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Mar. 68 Oviparous reproduction with eggs or sperm exuded has been observed in home aquaria during the month of June.

Derivatives

oˈviparousness n. rare

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ovi-viviparity1848

oviparousness1853

ovoviviparism1865

ovoviviparity1890

1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) at Oviparous The [oviparous] condition may be termed Oviparousness.

1962 Classical Q. New Ser. 12 90 In lines 19–30 he [sc. Aristotle] discusses the connexions between four-footedness, viviparousness or oviparousness, hair or scales.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oviparous
释义	oviparousadj. Brit. /əʊˈvɪp(ə)rəs/, U.S. /oʊˈvɪp(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1600s oviperous, 1600s– oviparous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ōviparus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ōviparus egg-laying (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius; < ōvi- ovi- comb. form¹ + -parus : see -parous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare viviparous adj. Compare Middle French ovipere (early 16th cent.), French ovipare (1700).In form oviperous probably after Middle French ovipere. Zoology. Producing eggs; reproducing by means of eggs which are hatched outside the body of the parent (as in birds); designating this method of reproduction. Cf. viviparous adj., ovoviviparous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [adjective] > oviparous oviparous1646 oviparal1660 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 297 In creatures oviparous, as birds and fishes. View more context for this quotation 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 187 All sorts of creatures, whether oviparous or viviparous. 1715 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 307 Fishes, viviparous [printed viviperous] and oviparous, scaled and exanguious. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 217 The alligator is an oviparous animal... They lay from one to two hundred eggs in a nest. 1816 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 106 308 In both the viviparous and oviparous sharks there is no perfectly formed albumen. 1858 G. H. Lewes Sea-side Stud. 285 The Aphis produces each year ten larviparous broods, and one which is oviparous. 1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 1053 The belief was also long current..that fishes not only did not take care of their young, but were invariably oviparous. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xxii. 354 The majority of cavernicoles are oviparous. 1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Mar. 68 Oviparous reproduction with eggs or sperm exuded has been observed in home aquaria during the month of June. Derivatives oˈviparousness n. rare ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [noun] > by eggs hatched in body of parent ovi-viviparity1848 oviparousness1853 ovoviviparism1865 ovoviviparity1890 1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) at Oviparous The [oviparous] condition may be termed Oviparousness. 1962 Classical Q. New Ser. 12 90 In lines 19–30 he [sc. Aristotle] discusses the connexions between four-footedness, viviparousness or oviparousness, hair or scales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646
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