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oviparous

 [o-vip´ah-rus]
capable of producing eggs in which the embryo develops outside of the maternal body, as in birds.
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o·vip·a·rous

(ō-vip'ă-rŭs),
Egg-laying; denoting those birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, monotreme mammals, and invertebrates the young of which develop in eggs outside the maternal body.
[L. oviparus, fr. ovum, egg, + pario, to bear]
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oviparous

(ō-vĭp′ər-əs)
adj.
Producing eggs that hatch outside the body.
o′vi·par′i·ty (ō′və-păr′ĭ-tē) n.
o·vip′a·rous·ly adv.
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oviparous

(of an animal) laying eggs in which the embryo develops after egg laying, as in birds and most reptiles. Compare OVOVIVIPAROUS, VIVIPAROUS (1).
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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