Word Study
oviparous
CIDE DICTIONARY
oviparous, a. [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.].
Producing young from eggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to viviparous . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oviparous, adj. Zool. producing young by means of eggs expelled from the body before they are hatched (cf. VIVIPAROUS).
Derivative
oviparity n. oviparously adv.
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