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Adjective: oviparous  ó'vi-pu-rus
  1. (zoology) egg-laying
    "Germanica embryos may not lose as much dry mass as oviparous cockroaches"

See also: broody

Antonym: ovoviviparous, viviparous

Encyclopedia: Oviparous

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Ovibos
Ovibos moschatus
Ovid
oviduct
Oviedo
oviform
Ovimbundu
ovine
oviparity
oviparous
oviposit
oviposition
ovipositor
oviraptorid
Ovis
Ovis ammon
Ovis aries
Ovis canadensis
Ovis montana dalli
Ovis musimon