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oviparous

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o⋅vip⋅a⋅rous

  [oh-vip-er-uhs]
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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

Related forms:
o⋅vi⋅par⋅i⋅ty  [oh-vuh-par-i-tee] , o⋅vip⋅a⋅rous⋅ness, noun
o⋅vip⋅a⋅rous⋅ly, adverb
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o·vip·a·rous   (ō-vĭp'ər-əs)   
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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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ovip·a·rous
Pronunciation: O-'vip-(&-)r&s
Function: adjective
: producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternalbody; also : involving the production of such eggs —compare LARVIPAROUS, OVOVIVIPAROUS, VIVIPAROUS —ovip·a·rous·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
oviparous   (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.
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