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oviparous
o·vip·a·rous O0200200 (ō-vĭp′ər-əs)adj. Producing eggs that hatch outside the body. o′vi·par′i·ty (ō′və-păr′ĭ-tē) n.o·vip′a·rous·ly adv.oviparous (əʊˈvɪpərəs) adj (Zoology) (of fishes, reptiles, birds, etc) producing eggs that hatch outside the body of the mother. Compare ovoviviparous, viviparous1 oviparity n oˈviparously advo•vip•a•rous (oʊˈvɪp ər əs) adj. producing eggs that hatch outside the body. [1640–50; < Latin ōviparus. See ovi-, -parous] o•vi•par•i•ty (ˌoʊ vəˈpær ɪ ti) n. o•vip′a•rous•ly, adv. o·vip·a·rous (ō-vĭp′ər-əs) Producing eggs that hatch outside the body. Amphibians, birds, and most insects, fish, and reptiles are oviparous. Compare ovoviviparous, viviparous.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | oviparous - egg-layingzoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animalsovoviviparous - producing living young from eggs that hatch within the bodylive-bearing, viviparous - producing living young (not eggs) | Translationseierlegendoviparovíparoovipareoviparous
oviparous (of fishes, reptiles, birds, etc.) producing eggs that hatch outside the body of the mother oviparous[ō′vip·ə·rəs] (vertebrate zoology) Producing eggs that develop and hatch externally. oviparous
oviparous [o-vip´ah-rus] capable of producing eggs in which the embryo develops outside of the maternal body, as in birds.o·vip·a·rous (ō-vip'ă-rŭs), Egg-laying; denoting those birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, monotreme mammals, and invertebrates the young of which develop in eggs outside the maternal body. [L. oviparus, fr. ovum, egg, + pario, to bear] oviparous (ō-vĭp′ər-əs)adj. Producing eggs that hatch outside the body. o′vi·par′i·ty (ō′və-păr′ĭ-tē) n.o·vip′a·rous·ly adv.oviparous (of an animal) laying eggs in which the embryo develops after egg laying, as in birds and most reptiles. Compare OVOVIVIPAROUS, VIVIPAROUS (1).oviparous
Antonyms for oviparousadj egg-layingRelated Words- zoological science
- zoology
Antonyms- ovoviviparous
- live-bearing
- viviparous
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