oviparous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective egg-laying

WordNet


O*vip"a*rous adjective
Etymology
L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913