ovigerous
/əʊˈvɪdʒ(ə)rəs/Zoology
adjective
Bearing or carrying eggs; relating to or adapted for the bearing or carrying of eggs.
- ovigerous fraenum: see fraenum..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. From ovi- + -gerous.