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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ovip·a·rous \\ō-ˈvi-p(ə-)rəs\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin oviparus, from ov- + -parus -parous DATE 1646 : producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body; also : involving the production of such eggs English Etymology oviparous "producing eggs that are hatched outside the body of the female," 1646, from L. oviparus, from ovum "egg" (see egg) + stem of parere "to bring forth" (see pare). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 oviparous ovip·ar·ous / Eu5vipErEs; NAmE ou- / adjective (biology 生) (of an animal 动物) producing eggs rather than live babies 卵生的 ⇨ compare ovoviviparous , viviparous Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ovip·a·rous \(ˈ)ō|vipərəs\ adjective Etymology: Latin oviparus, from ov- + -parus -parous : producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body; also : involving the production of such eggs — compare ovoviviparous , viviparous • ovip·a·rous·ly \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adverb • ovip·a·rous·ness \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun -es |
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