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oviparity Definition


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oviparous
adj
    1. zool.
      Said of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, bony fishes, etc: laying eggs that develop and hatch outside the mother's body. Compare ovoviviparous, viviparous.
Derivative: oviparity
noun
    Derivative: oviparously
    adj
      Etymology: 17c.



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