o|vip´a|rous|ly

o|vip´a|rous|ly
o|vip|a|rous «oh VIHP uhr uhs», adjective.
producing eggs that hatch after leaving the body. Birds, and most reptiles, fishes, and insects are oviparous.
[< Latin ōviparus (with English -ous) < ōvum egg + parere bring forth]
o|vip´a|rous|ly, adverb.
o|vip´a|rous|ness, noun.

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  • o|vip|a|rous — «oh VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. producing eggs that hatch after leaving the body. Birds, and most reptiles, fishes, and insects are oviparous. ╂[< Latin ōviparus (with English ous) < ōvum egg + parere bring forth] –o|vip´a|rous|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vi|vip´a|rous|ly — vi|vip|a|rous «vy VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. bringing forth live young, rather than eggs. Dogs, cats, cows, human beings and most mammals, and some other animals are viviparous. 2. Botany. a) reproducing from seeds or bulbs that germinate while …   Useful english dictionary

  • vi|vip|a|rous — «vy VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. bringing forth live young, rather than eggs. Dogs, cats, cows, human beings and most mammals, and some other animals are viviparous. 2. Botany. a) reproducing from seeds or bulbs that germinate while still… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lar|vip|a|rous — «lahr VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. giving birth to young insects that have already passed from the egg to the larval stage. ╂[< larva + Latin parere to give birth + English ous] …   Useful english dictionary

  • o|vip´a|rous|ness — o|vip|a|rous «oh VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. producing eggs that hatch after leaving the body. Birds, and most reptiles, fishes, and insects are oviparous. ╂[< Latin ōviparus (with English ous) < ōvum egg + parere bring forth]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • o´vo|vi|vip´a|rous|ness — o|vo|vi|vip|a|rous «OH voh vy VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. producing eggs that are hatched within the body of the parent, so that young are born alive but without placental attachment. Certain reptiles and fishes and many invertebrate animals are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • o´vo|vi|vip´a|rous|ly — o|vo|vi|vip|a|rous «OH voh vy VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. producing eggs that are hatched within the body of the parent, so that young are born alive but without placental attachment. Certain reptiles and fishes and many invertebrate animals are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • o|vo|vi|vip|a|rous — «OH voh vy VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. producing eggs that are hatched within the body of the parent, so that young are born alive but without placental attachment. Certain reptiles and fishes and many invertebrate animals are ovoviviparous. ╂[< …   Useful english dictionary

  • vi|vip´a|rous|ness — vi|vip|a|rous «vy VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. bringing forth live young, rather than eggs. Dogs, cats, cows, human beings and most mammals, and some other animals are viviparous. 2. Botany. a) reproducing from seeds or bulbs that germinate while …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|o|vip|a|rous — «SEHM ee oh VIHP uhr uhs», adjective. bearing living young so incompletely developed that they remain within the mother s pouch for a time. Kangaroos are semioviparous. ╂[< semi + oviparous] …   Useful english dictionary

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