OVIPAROUS


Meaning of OVIPAROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ō-ˈvi-p(ə-)rəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin oviparus, from ov- + -parus -parous

Date: 1646

: producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body ; also : involving the production of such eggs

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