- oviparousness
- ovip·a·rous·ness
English syllables. 2014.
oviparousness
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oviparousness — əʊ vɪpÉ™rÉ™snɪs n. laying of eggs … English contemporary dictionary
oviparousness — noun see oviparous … 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 — [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
