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oviparous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oviparous \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oviparous adj : (zoology) egg-laying [ant: {ovoviviparous}, {viviparous}]
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