— oviparity /oh'veuh par"i tee/ , oviparousness , n. — oviparously , adv.
/oh vip"euhr euhs/ , adj. Zool.
producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes.
[ 1640-50; oviparus. See OVI-, -PAROUS ]