- oviparously
- ovip·a·rous·ly
English syllables. 2014.
oviparously
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oviparously — See oviparity. * * * … Universalium
oviparously — adv. by laying eggs … English contemporary dictionary
oviparously — adverb see oviparous * * * ovipˈarously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑ovi … Useful english dictionary
oviparous — 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; < L… … Universalium
oviparous — /oʊˈvɪpərəs / (say oh vipuhruhs) adjective producing ova or eggs which are matured or hatched after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, etc. {Latin ōviparus egg laying} –oviparity /oʊvəˈpærəti/ (say ohvuh paruhtee),… …
oviparous — [ō vip′ə rəs] adj. [L oviparus: see OVI & PAROUS] 1. producing eggs that develop and hatch after leaving the body of the female 2. designating or of this type of reproduction: See VIVIPAROUS oviparity [ō΄vi par′ə tē] n. oviparousness oviparously… … English World dictionary
oviparous — adj. Zool. producing young by means of eggs expelled from the body before they are hatched (cf. VIVIPAROUS). Derivatives: oviparity n. oviparously adv … Useful english dictionary
