| Pronunciation: | | ow'vipurus
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[adj] (zoology) egg-laying |
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OVIPAROUS is a 9 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | brood, brooding, broody, hatching |
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| | Antonyms: | | ovoviviparous, viviparous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - Egg-laying.
- Producing eggs which hatch after leaving the body of the female.
- Germinating while still attached to the parent plant; for example, mangrove.
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