Oviparous
[əʊ'vɪp(ə)rəs] or [o'vɪpərəs]
Definition
(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.
Typist: Stacey
Definition
adj. bringing forth or laying eggs instead of fully formed young.—n.pl. Ovip′ara animals that lay eggs.—ns. Ovipar′ity Ovip′arousness.
Editor: Pratt