Definition of Oviparity

1. n. Generation by means of ova. See Generation.

Definition of Oviparity

1. Noun. The condition of being oviparous ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oviparity

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Oviparity

1. Generatuon by means of ova. See Generation. See: Oviparous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oviparity

ovigenesis
ovigenetic
ovigenous
ovigerons
ovigerous
ovigerus
ovine
ovine acetonaemia
ovine mastitis
ovine progressive pneumonia
ovines
ovinia
ovioular
ovipara
oviparities
oviparity (current term)
oviparous
oviposit
oviposited
ovipositing
oviposition
ovipositional
ovipositions
ovipositor
ovipositors
oviposits
oviraptor
oviraptoran
oviraptorans
oviraptorid

Literary usage of Oviparity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Heredity and Environment in the Development of Men by Edwin Grant Conklin (1922)
"oviparity and Viviparity.—This very brief and general statement of the manner of embryonic development applies to all vertebrates, man included. ..."

2. The New Zealand Journal of Science (1885)
"As a result of a general belief in the oviparity of the animal, several of the naturalists of the day revised the classification of the vertebrates. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"and, it may be said, the oviparity of the monotremes firmly established, ... Finally, the old data as to the oviparity of monotremes became almost lost to ..."

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