Definitions for oviparousoʊˈvɪp ər əs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•vip•a•rousoʊˈvɪp ər əs(adj.)
producing eggs that hatch outside the body.
Category: Zoology
Origin of oviparous:
1640–50; < L ōviparus. See ovi -, -parous
o•vip′a•rous•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
oviparous(adj)
egg-laying
Wiktionary
oviparous(Adjective)
Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
The echidna is a monotreme, which is the extremely small subset of oviparous mammals.
Origin: From oviparus
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