oviparity

Variant of oviparous

oviparous definition

ovipa·rous (ō vip′ə rəs)

adjective

  1. producing eggs that develop and hatch after leaving the body of the female
  2. designating or of this type of reproduction

Etymology: L oviparus: see ovi- & -parous

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