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Definition of oviparous
: producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body; also : involving the production of such eggs
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Origin and Etymology of oviparous
Latin oviparus, from ov- + -parus -parous
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oviparous
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adjective
ovip·a·rous
\ō-ˈvip-(ə-)rəs\
Medical Definition of oviparous
: producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body; also : involving the production of such eggs—compare larviparous, ovoviviparous, viviparous
oviparousness
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