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Oviparity — O vi*par i*ty, n. [See {Oviparous}.] (Biol.) Generation by means of ova. See {Generation}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oviparity — Oviparous animals are animals that lay eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, reptiles, all birds, the monotremes, and most insects, some molluscs and… … Wikipedia
oviparity — production of eggs that hatch and develop outside the body … Dictionary of ichthyology
oviparity — See oviparous. * * * ▪ biology expulsion of undeveloped eggs rather than live young. The eggs may have been fertilized before release, as in birds and some reptiles, or are to be fertilized externally, as in amphibians and many lower forms … Universalium
oviparity — noun The condition of being oviparous … Wiktionary
oviparity — əʊvɪ pærÉ™tɪ n. laying of eggs … English contemporary dictionary
oviparity — ovi·par·i·ty … English syllables
oviparity — ˌōvəˈparəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin oviparitat , oviparitas, from Latin oviparus oviparous + itat , itas ity : the quality or state of being oviparous … Useful english dictionary
multiple oviparity — a system in sharks where females retain several pairs of egg cases in the oviducts, the embryo growing to an advanced stage. The eggs may hatch within a month of laying, e.g. in the scyliorhinid Halaelurus in aquaria, although not known in the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
oviparous — oviparity /oh veuh par i tee/, oviparousness, n. oviparously, adv. /oh vip euhr euhs/, adj. Zool. producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes. [1640 50; < L… … Universalium
