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Definition of Oviparous
1. Adjective. Egg-laying.
Similar to: Broody
Antonyms: Ovoviviparous, Viviparous
Definition of Oviparous
1. a. Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to viviparous.
Definition of Oviparous
1. Adjective. Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oviparous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Oviparous
1. Egg-laying. Producing eggs which hatch after leaving the body of the female. Germinating while still attached to the parent plant, for example: mangrove. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oviparous
Literary usage of Oviparous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1896)
"oviparous; dead females filled with eggs received April iS, 1881. Lecanium, sp.
... On Peach ; DC oviparous; hibernates in the imago state. Lecanium, sp. ..."
2. The Sacred History of the World: As Displayed in the Creation and Subsequent by Sharon Turner (1833)
"The oviparous and amphibious quadrupeds—the tortoise, crocodile^ and lizard
tribes.—A general view of their nature, qualities, and mental principle. ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"t)F THE oviparous VERTEBRATA. Although the three classes of the oviparous Vertebrata
differ greatly from each other in their quantum of respiration, ..."
4. The Origin of Life and Process of Reproduction in Plants and Animals: With by Frederick Hollick (1902)
"Is oviparous animals, who only produce eggs, to be developed out of the body,
... The oviparous sexual organs are, therefore, the most simple, ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In their reproduction lizards never undergo any metamorphosis and are generally
oviparous, but in some the eggs are retained until they hatch within the ..."
6. Travels Or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant by Thomas Shaw (1808)
"SECTION IL Of the oviparous Quadrupeds. ... the oviparous quadrupeds, we are to
place the land and water tortoise ..."
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