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Adjective: oviparous  ó'vi-pu-rus
  1. 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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oviposition
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Ovis canadensis
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