"oviparous" meaning in English

See oviparous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ [UK], /oʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oviparous.wav
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin oviparus + -ous. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|oviparus}} Learned borrowing from Latin oviparus, {{af|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} oviparous (not comparable)
  1. Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy. Wikipedia link: oviparity Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: egglaying Related terms: ovoviviparous, viviparous Translations (egg laying): ᾠότοκος (ōiótokos) (Ancient Greek), অণ্ডজ (oṇḍojo) (Bengali), vic'haner (Breton), ovípar (Catalan), 卵生 (luǎnshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), eierleggend (Dutch), muniva (Finnish), ovipaarinen (Finnish), ovipare (French), ovipar (German), eierlegend (German), ωοτόκος (ootókos) (Greek), ubh-bhreitheach (Irish), oviparo (Italian), 卵生の (ransei no) (Japanese), oviparus (Latin), oviparus (Malay), hua-pao-waho (Maori), jajorodny (Polish), яйцекладу́щий (jajcekladúščij) (Russian), яйцено́сный (jajcenósnyj) (Russian), ovíparo (Spanish), ovipar (Swedish), dodwyol (Welsh)
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