Medical Dictionary

oviparous

adj ovip·a·rous \ō-ˈvip-(ə-)rəs\

Medical Definition of OVIPAROUS

:  producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body; also :  involving the production of such eggs—compare larviparous, ovoviviparous, viviparous
ovip·a·rous·ness noun

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