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o·vip·a·rous

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–adjective Zoology.

producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes.

[Origin: 1640–50; < L ōviparus. See ovi-, -parous

]

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o·vi·par·i·ty

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o·vip·a·rous·ly, adverb

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o·vip·a·rous Audio Help (ō-vĭp'ər-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj. Producing eggs that hatch outside the body.

o'vi·par'i·ty (ō'və-pār'ĭ-tē) n., o·vip'a·rous·ly adv.

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oviparous

"producing eggs that are hatched outside the body of the female," 1646, from L. oviparus, from ovum "egg" (see egg) + stem of parere "to bring forth" (see pare).

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oviparous
adjective
egg-laying [ant: ovoviviparous, live-bearing]

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oviparous Audio Help (ō-vĭp'ər-əs) Pronunciation Key
Producing eggs that hatch outside the body. Amphibians, birds, and most insects, fish, and reptiles are oviparous. Compare ovoviviparous , viviparous.