OVIPAROUS

oviparous. Oviparous, a. that bringeth forth eggs or by eggs

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O‐vip″a‐rous (?), a. [[L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.]] (Physiol.) Producing young from eggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; — opposed to viviparous.