About The Word Oviparous
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Oviparous
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What's The Definition Of Oviparous?
[adj] (zoology) egg-laying
Synonyms | Synonyms for Oviparous: brood | brooding | broody | hatching Related Terms | Find terms related to Oviparous: See Also | Oviparous In Webster's Dictionary \O*vip"a*rous\, a. [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to
bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)
Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which
the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched
after exclusion; -- opposed to {viviparous}.
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