oviparous
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ər adjective Zoology.
producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes.
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oviparous (əʊˈvɪpərəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| ovoviviparous Compare viviparous (of fishes, reptiles, birds, etc) producing eggs that hatch outside the body of the mother | |
| oviparity | |
| —n | |
| o'viparously | |
| —adv | |
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Oviparous
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| 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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Example sentences
It seems odd that some snakes are oviparous, and others give birth alive.
These concepts are easily transferred to ovoviviparous species, but less clear with many oviparous species.
The resulting data provide the first evidence for neonatal programming of gene expression in an oviparous species.
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